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Case Study 5- Heathrow Airport-
Third runway
- Location:
- Heathrow airport, London,
UK
- Heathrow airport, London,
UK
- The plan:
- 3,500 metre runway to the North-west of the two current
runways
- Another option was to extend one of the existing runways to allow both
take offs and landing
- Another option was to extend one of the existing runways to allow both
take offs and landing
- 3,500 metre runway to the North-west of the two current
runways
- Rationale behind the project:
- Heathrow airport is one of the world's busiest, It handled 70 million passengers
last year
- More than a third made a transfer to other flights which made it a major hub
airport
- But, Heathrow airport operates mostly at 98% of its capacity within a current limit
of 480,000 flights per year
- Which is much closer to the capacity of any other major London airports and rival
hubs in Europe.
- Lack of spare capacity can mean delays and cancellations can be caused by small
disruptions such as bad weather.
- When Heathrow switches to "Mixed mode", This makes both runways be used for arrivals or
departures
- However, this would have major implications for noise levels around the
airport.
- However, this would have major implications for noise levels around the
airport.
- When Heathrow switches to "Mixed mode", This makes both runways be used for arrivals or
departures
- Lack of spare capacity can mean delays and cancellations can be caused by small
disruptions such as bad weather.
- Which is much closer to the capacity of any other major London airports and rival
hubs in Europe.
- But, Heathrow airport operates mostly at 98% of its capacity within a current limit
of 480,000 flights per year
- More than a third made a transfer to other flights which made it a major hub
airport
- Heathrow airport is one of the world's busiest, It handled 70 million passengers
last year
- Stakeholders
- Stakeholders are people or groups of people who are interested/affected by the plans
- Residents in Poyle:
- Interested: The new runway would create loads of jobs for the local area
- Conflict: their houses will be destroyed and knocked down. They will have to move to new areas
to live.
- Conflict: their houses will be destroyed and knocked down. They will have to move to new areas
to live.
- Local businesses:
- Interested: The local economy could bloom, Since more flights mean more people coming into the UK. There could be more
business for local industries and a local positive multipler effect could start
- Interested: The local economy could bloom, Since more flights mean more people coming into the UK. There could be more
business for local industries and a local positive multipler effect could start
- Interested: The new runway would create loads of jobs for the local area
- Stakeholders are people or groups of people who are interested/affected by the plans
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