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Originally Posted by Damien
The Government is already playing down the recommendation and stalling on the decision. I think they're going to go with Gatwick.
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Cameron catagorically ruled out Heathrow as an 2009 election promise. Doubt he'd want another U Turn on his record.
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The Daily Telegraph understands that the Prime Minister is now minded to oppose a major expansion of Heathrow for fear of angering voters.
Mr Cameron in 2009 said: “The third runway at Heathrow is not going ahead, no ifs, no buts.”
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On the other hand he's quite duplicitous, must be that time being in hock to the Lib-Dems.
Personally I like Boris Island: Hong Kong built a whole new airport 18 miles out of the city with all the high speed infrastructure links. Just think hydrofoil links on the Thames to the city could whisk businessmen to the square mile faster than most other ways.
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The airport has been commercially operational since 1998, replacing the former Kai Tak Airport, and is an important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub and gateway for destinations in Mainland China (with 45 destinations) and the rest of Asia. The airport is the world's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world's busiest passenger airports.[4]
The Hong Kong International Airport is also home to one of the world's largest passenger terminal buildings (the largest when opened in 1998). Hong Kong International Airport is one of the busiest airports in Asia. Operated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong 24 hours a day
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Opened on 6 July 1998, a week later than the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport, it took six years and US$20 billion to build.
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Shows what you CAN do if you really want to.
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