Airlines dismiss ‘Boris Island’ airport plan
02.03.10
Some of the world's leading airlines have dealt a body blow for the Mayor of London’s plans to replace Heathrow with a new airport in the Thames Estuary. The proposed £40bn six-runway airport would be built on reclaimed land and has been dubbed 'Boris Island'. It would end the need for Heathrow's planned third-runway and flights over south-west London, with the airport's eventual closure.
However, the Board of Airline Representatives - which makes up 90 percent of Heathrow's airlines - said there are insurmountable safety risks concerning the estuary's bird colonies, which would lead to aircraft strikes like the one that caused the plane to ditch in the Hudson River in New York last year.
British Airway's chief executive, Willie Walsh, also said that a survey commissioned by Medway Council suggests closing Heathrow would produce a 'vast wasteland west of London'. The survey's findings will be presented to deputy Mayor, Kit Malthouse, this week.
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