"Technically feasible" London airport on sea given Mayors go ahead
News Desk
The potential of an airport on the Thames is becoming a more realistic possibility with a recent study commissioned by Mayor Johnson ruling that the project is "technically feasible".
The scheme which would require the building of high speed rail links linking the airport on the Thames estuary, and Heathrow will see trains travelling at 200 mph and transporting, passengers in transit within 45 minutes to connecting flights. The scheme would alleviate the heavy load on Heathrow and would reduce the environmental impact on the area by having the airport at sea.
The decision by the Conservative party to veto a third runway at Heathrow has added "greater impetus" reports The Sunday Times on the idea of an airport on the Thames estuary.
London engineers are following the example of Hong Kong which had similar plans to reclaim the sea and build an international airport.
Funding for the new airport could come from the governments of China and the Middle East oil rich states plus money from London. A total of £40 billion is required for this project to take off the ground, and completion of the project if approved would be in 2029.
Funding for a third runway at Heathrow in comparison, stands at £9 billion, with sources in the Conservative leadership stating in the Sunday Times that they are "still to be convinced" of the merits of the airport idea on the Thames.
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