Demand Fuels Proposals for New London
Airport
LONDON, August 31, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As
the debate over building a new London airport rages on,
dealchecker.co.uk look at some of the advantages a new
airport would bring to travellers, national tourism and
the travel industry-
Talk of building a brand new airport in Kent has been
revitalised by London Mayor Boris Johnson ruling out
expansion of Heathrow Airport in his new London Plan.
dealchecker.co.uk, a leading online holiday specialist,
say a new airport would mean great things for the British
travel industry and travellers looking to holiday abroad.
Alex Saint, CEO of dealchecker.co.uk, says: "Plans for a
new airport in London should be welcome news to the
travel industry and British travellers. Heathrow is
operating at 98 per cent capacity at the moment and a
new airport would alleviate some of this pressure from
Heathrow. This could open up more flights to New York,
Florida and Sharm el Sheikh, and other popular holiday
destinations and possibly even allow for a reduction in
the cost of flights to
travellers."
There has been talk of building a new airport for the
City
for some time and an earlier proposal by renowned
architect Baron Norman Foster suggested building a new
four-runway, £50bn airport capable of handling 150
million passengers a year on the Isle of Grain in north
Kent. However, these plans were not popular due to the
island's vicinity to the Thames Estuary. The latest
proposal from former airline boss John Olsen proposes a
three-runway £15bn airport with capacity for 100 million
passengers at a different Kent site. The plans are
currently being considered by the Independent Aviation
Advisory Group and have not yet been passed on to the
Mayor.
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