EXPANSION OF SOUTH EAST AIRPORT CAPACITY

SUMMARY SHEET OF SELECTED CURRENT PROPOSALS (IN VARIOUS STATES OF PREPARATIONAND SERIOUSNESS?)

Heathrow Gatwick Stansted Luton Thames Estuary Other Foster + New 4R hub airport on Partners, Isle of Grain as part of a Halcrow and new infrastructure spine Volterra (Thames running the length of the Hub 2011) UK - includes: i) new flood barrier harnessing tidal power ii) high speed orbital passenger and freight rail link iii) utilities and data spine in the barrier, rail link and high-speed networks iv) comprehensive environmental management strategy

Free Enterprise "Virtual hub" with "Virtual hub" with Build new hub airport Expand RAF Group (2011) - Gatwick and / or Heathrow. away from population . supported by 34 build 3 rd or 4 th R. centres. MPs

Gatwick Airport Beginning detailed Limited work on options for 2 nd R (70 mppa), with timing consistent with the 1979 S52 Agreement

1 Heathrow Gatwick Stansted Luton Thames Estuary Other Gensler ( Becomes 4R floating airport, Britannia Airport) "Heathrow tethered to the seabed, Gardens" eco-city, with scope to expand to housing 300,000 6R when required. Rail, and with jobs for ferry and jetfoil 200,000. connections. Use of marine turbines for power generation.

Would be manufactured in UK shipyards and floated into position.

Heathrow Airport The Government Dual hub operations How would options that Limited (One hub has 3 options: were encouraged by involve replacing or none) 1) do nothing and Government aviation Heathrow manage the let the UK fall policy in the 1970s and transition between behind its 80s, but failed due to Heathrow and the new competitors LHR dominance . hub.? 2) it can add additional capacity Elsewhere, they have at Heathrow resulted in reduced 3) it can close connectivity because Heathrow and they make short haul replace it with a feeder flights more new hub airport expensive. They hubs" do not result in acceptable minimum connect times (60 mins at LHR)

2 Heathrow Gatwick Stansted Luton Thames Estuary Other County High speed rail link High speed rail link to Utilise current Could expand to Not favoured due to a Develop Council (Bold to Gatwick to Heathrow to create 35mppa 21mppa, with large number of reasons, Manston as a Steps for create "virtual hub" "virtual hub" permission, with improved rail including: regional airport Aviation 2012) concentrating on concentrating on long improved rail connectivity. (6mppa), with long haul haul international connectivity. Time to build improved rail international flights. flights. Uncertainty of funding connectivity, Effect of Heathrow including to Requires 2 nd R after closure on W London Gatwick. 2019 to increase Environmental / capacity. conservation impact Other regional Airspace congestion airports to take more short haul flights.

London Luton Planning Airport Limited application for expansion to 18mppa to be submitted in November 2012.

Make Architects Closed and 4R hub (2012) redeveloped or (150mppa). reduced in size - Extension of could possibly from operate as dual Stratford to give hub with Stansted. 25min travel time to London. Existing terminal used as rail station? New M11 J8A.

3 Heathrow Gatwick Stansted Luton Thames Est uary Other Make It The World's first pier- Architects - based international London / airport (spoof!) Southend Pier International Airport

Mayor of London 3rd R not favoured Mayor has 2009 feasibility report by (2009 onwards - due to effect on W subsequently said Douglas Oakervee stated "Boris Island") London, and would that 2 nd R could be that a new airport was not meet London's an option. needed by 2030 and extra capacity recommended the setting requirement. up of a Thames Estuary London Working Group. Assembly's Transport 2011 studies set out the Committee to case for new capacity produce a report and the economic for the Davies benefits of a new hub. Commission by May 2013 on: Island airport off the Isle 1) the case for of Sheppey (Shivering London airport Sands) linked by high capacity speed shuttle trains could changes meet London's future 2) short / capacity needs in a more medium / long environmentally term options acceptable way. May not involve Heathrow closure.

3rd report expected on location options.

4 Heathrow Gatwick Stansted Luton Thames Estuary Other Policy Exchange 4R hub to w of Safeguard land for 2 nd Not a sensible 4R hub on Luton Not favoured. Wouldn't Birmingham and Centre existing airport, R if there is a business location for a hub. Hoo as alternative easily serve a large unsuited as hub Forum (2012) existing runways case for it. Vulnerable to to Heathrow, but population. because there is closed. Not Ryanair moving would require existing unused suitable as hub for business closure of capacity closer intra-European elsewhere. Stansted. to London. flights as Frankfurt Otherwise build is more central. 2nd R south of the Heathrow / Strict noise limits + existing airport. Gatwick "virtual no night flights. hub" not on due to logistical problems.

South East Local Look at lifting Look at lifting artificial 2nd R would not Not viable - economic RAF Northolt Enterprise artificial restrictions restrictions in the short create an effect on W London of would be a sub- Partnership - in the short term. term. additional hub. closure of Heathrow. optimal solution. SELEP- (May 2012) 3rd R the best Should increase longer term option. operations as a "virtual hub" with Heathrow, but difficult linking the two.

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