Conservative MPs to fight Thames airport plans; report reveals high bird strike risk
27.01.12
Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a revolt by MPs from his own party over his proposal to back London Mayor Boris Johnson's plan for a new airport in the Thames Estuary. The news comes as a report has surfaced that suggests the new airport would be the most dangerous in the UK because of the risk of a plane being brought down by a bird strike.
Six backbenchers have written to the Prime Minister warning that the new airport will cause huge environmental damage, the Telegraph reports. Those opposing the scheme include Remhan Chishti, MP for Gillingham and Rainham; Tracey Crouch MP for Chatham and Aylesford; Gordon Henderson MP, for Sittingbourne & Sheppey; Adam Holloway, MP for Gravesham; Gareth Johnson, MP for Dartford and Mark Reckless MP for Rochester and Strood.
The Guardian adds that a new airport in the Thames Estuary would be the most dangerous in the UK, because of the risk of a plane being brought down by a bird strike. A report, commissioned by ministers the last time they considered the plans found the risk of an ‘aircraft loss’ after being hit by one or more birds was between one plane in 100 years and one plane in 300 years - higher than any of the other 10 major UK airports studied.
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