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Re:Heathrow third runway plans ruled illegal: not consistent... by tonyedgecombe on Thursday February 27, 2020 @08:07AM (#22432861)
All the way through the process I've struggled to understand who will benefit from Heathrow being a hub other than the airport itself. Especially now smaller airports have regular flights across the Atlantic and to other parts of the world.
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Re:Heathrow third runway plans ruled illegal: not consistent... by mech1234 on Thursday February 27, 2020 @09:51AM (#22433702)
Do you accept that increasing the size of a local factory creates local jobs?

Why would an airport be any different? >50% of the employees are going to be ground crew, security agents, etc.

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Re:Heathrow third runway plans ruled illegal: not consistent... by tonyedgecombe on Thursday February 27, 2020 @12:27PM (#22435451)
Even if all the hub traffic went away Heathrow would still be a busy airport. There is a huge demand for air travel to and from London, the airport is at capacity now.
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