London Heathrow Airport is expanding. Should it be?
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Date: 2019-11-07
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Peter Jones
Here in Salt Lake City, they are building a whole new international airport right next to the current (soon to be old) one. Something nice about our airport is that it is quite close to the city, and it has a light rail station next to terminal 1. A few stops down the line it also connects to the heavy rail system. Amtrak and Greyhound also connect nearby too. There is even a small third party bus that will take people from Salt Lake City all the way down to the southern city of Saint George. However environmental concerns are great in the city too. The state has been wanting to build an inland port right next to the airport that was approved without the consent of the city whose borders it would be in. It would also encroach upon marshland and wildlife areas near the the dying Great Salt Lake. Protesters have been vocal about the natural and emission impacts of this inland port.
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Here in Salt Lake City, they are building a whole new international airport right next to the current (soon to be old) one. Something nice about our airport is that it is quite close to the city, and it has a light rail station next to terminal 1. A few stops down the line it also connects to the heavy rail system. Amtrak and Greyhound also connect nearby too. There is even a small third party bus that will take people from Salt Lake City all the way down to the southern city of Saint George. However environmental concerns are great in the city too. The state has been wanting to build an inland port right next to the airport that was approved without the consent of the city whose borders it would be in. It would also encroach upon marshland and wildlife areas near the the dying Great Salt Lake. Protesters have been vocal about the natural and emission impacts of this inland port.
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SS Moquette
As someone who probably will be affected by a new runway, living close to the flightpath, I don't support it. It's not just that, but there are other factors to, especially transportation to and from the airport. Travelling on the Piccadilly Line, one of my local tube lines, mostly involves trying to cram in as hard as possible, and it's not helped by tourists who think it's a smart idea to travel to and from the airport with their many suitcases in the middle of rush hour. Not to mention the severe climate effects of the new runway, affecting many people in the areas around Heathrow. Overall, I think the new runway is unacceptable and it should be stopped. But it's already too late.
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As someone who probably will be affected by a new runway, living close to the flightpath, I don't support it. It's not just that, but there are other factors to, especially transportation to and from the airport. Travelling on the Piccadilly Line, one of my local tube lines, mostly involves trying to cram in as hard as possible, and it's not helped by tourists who think it's a smart idea to travel to and from the airport with their many suitcases in the middle of rush hour. Not to mention the severe climate effects of the new runway, affecting many people in the areas around Heathrow. Overall, I think the new runway is unacceptable and it should be stopped. But it's already too late.
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Laura Halliday
Heathrow is bursting at the seams. They have to do something. When they added an extra runway at Vancouver International the deal was that it would be used for landings only unless absolutely necessary. The prevailing winds mean that most takeoffs are to the west, over the ocean, but takeoffs from 26 Right would get close to a posh residential area. I've seen other airports where new runways are so far away that they almost look like a different airport (Schiphol, Sheremetevo.
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Heathrow is bursting at the seams. They have to do something. When they added an extra runway at Vancouver International the deal was that it would be used for landings only unless absolutely necessary. The prevailing winds mean that most takeoffs are to the west, over the ocean, but takeoffs from 26 Right would get close to a posh residential area. I've seen other airports where new runways are so far away that they almost look like a different airport (Schiphol, Sheremetevo.
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Christos5120
4: 17 The Airport will get quieter because of new tech engines? Yes, but is applicable to ALL Airports of the worldIt cannot be an argument (an official one) for this specific airport only. After all, they already did reduce the noise (5: 31)It's all about developers' MONEY. They don't care about the environment, people's lives, sustainability.
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4: 17 The Airport will get quieter because of new tech engines? Yes, but is applicable to ALL Airports of the worldIt cannot be an argument (an official one) for this specific airport only. After all, they already did reduce the noise (5: 31)It's all about developers' MONEY. They don't care about the environment, people's lives, sustainability.
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Path to Billions
It's always going to be hard to expand airports built in major cities, but it seems necessary to keep the city competitive in the modern world. For the environmental concerns, I don't think you can prevent flights from happening by not expanding airports. If one airport doesn't have the capacity another one will fill the void.
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It's always going to be hard to expand airports built in major cities, but it seems necessary to keep the city competitive in the modern world. For the environmental concerns, I don't think you can prevent flights from happening by not expanding airports. If one airport doesn't have the capacity another one will fill the void.
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Nicolas Blume
The exponential growth in air travel must be questioned - if we don't, the aviation market will come not even close to hitting its climate goals. The sentence Britain is falling behind in the global race to win business says it all: The concept of growth against all costs is still in their head, like a zombie.
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The exponential growth in air travel must be questioned - if we don't, the aviation market will come not even close to hitting its climate goals. The sentence Britain is falling behind in the global race to win business says it all: The concept of growth against all costs is still in their head, like a zombie.
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eric lee
In Hong Kong the situation is even worse. Apart from factors you mentioned in the video, the expansion of Hong Kong International Airport requires 650 hectares of land from reclamation. The authority isn't dealing with the air space issues too, which means that the 3rd runway of the airport might be underutilized.
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In Hong Kong the situation is even worse. Apart from factors you mentioned in the video, the expansion of Hong Kong International Airport requires 650 hectares of land from reclamation. The authority isn't dealing with the air space issues too, which means that the 3rd runway of the airport might be underutilized.
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Noah Bowie
There is still a chance that the Heathrow expansion might be cancelled after the upcoming general election as the main opposition to the incumbent Conservative party, the Labour party, have said they would cancel the scheme.
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There is still a chance that the Heathrow expansion might be cancelled after the upcoming general election as the main opposition to the incumbent Conservative party, the Labour party, have said they would cancel the scheme.
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Eragor the Kindhearted
Chicago OHare is also expanding as a part of their ORD 2020 initiative. I would love to hear more regarding that from you, especially in comparison to Heathrows expansion
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Chicago OHare is also expanding as a part of their ORD 2020 initiative. I would love to hear more regarding that from you, especially in comparison to Heathrows expansion
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