Heathrow Expansion - The Preferred Masterplan

[@yellowsnow1789]

It still will be all done before Berlins new airport is

[@thatsimon4275]

Still better than BER

[@Coffee-vw2bu]

Still better then LGA as it currently is

[@yellowsnow1789]

BER should've opened 12(!) years ago. Nowadays it is said that the new airport will open in 2021 but I don't believe it will open before 2025. That's a delay of ALMOST 20 YEARS!

[@tobuzz4391]

@@yellowsnow1789 it would be funny if the expansion of the Leipzig/Halle Airport would be finished before BER xD

[@yellowsnow1789]

@@tobuzz4391 seems realistic🤔

[@MrCml88]

Serious question: If they increase wildlife won’t that attract more birds which are dangerous for airports?

[@jonburrage1226]

Only in certain areas and this is relatively simple to engineer.

[@michaeljudd0075]

there will more patrols and more devices will be put in place to disrupt nesting also more foxes will be put in place to a scare away birds and scare away food sources such as mice/rats

[@zh9607]

Plus foxes dont cause engine damage, they chop up in that pratt and whitney engine into fine sprays just fine 👌

[@davidchannel3314]

No keeps them in a safe place so they dont drift off and fly around airport we have the same at Belfast city airport

[@sashingopaul3111]

Chris Green it’s birds and deer.

[@Mitiozo]

2026 is "quite" ambitious

[@jamesbearpark3794]

Given how long getting all the paperwork done alone will take, they won't be done by 2026

[@omarsaur]

That’s just the simple things everything will be done until 2050

[@therealdave06]

More like 2126

[@william.0419]

Yeah your right I'm saying 2028.

[@ukbusphotography]

More like 2090

[@samc1856]

PUT MORE GREEN BITS IN THE VIDEO TO MAKE US LOOK SUSTAINABLE

[@Isaac-np2xp]

I love the the runways are the green bits ECO FRIENDLY

[@TheRedNaxelaYouTube]

@@Isaac-np2xp runways are grey in this...

[@rasmus5457]

Between the runway and taxi ways it is grass to reduce noise. So every thing that’s green is grass.

[@joeybulford5266]

That’s what I was thinking. Do they think that by putting a bunch of green in the video we can’t tell that this is an urban development?

[@cdottt_]

We live in the UK, meaning that this will all be completed in 2062.

[@jackfoley8083]

2162*

[@ChocolateBacon-yk2cx]

2026*, sorry havent watched it carefully, whooosh me out if you wanted to loll

[@ozsimmer6429]

ChocolateBacon99999 *clears throat* Wooooshhhhhh

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

C. Philips at least it’s not as bad as Mexico since there’s is going to be completed in 2072

[@cdottt_]

@@Alucard-gt1zf damn, you guys have it bad too 🤣

[@matthewhaywood3115]

3:30, plane landing on runway 27R: GO AROUND FOR CHRIST'S SAKE

[@tobuzz4391]

i thought the same dude your having 75 or more % of the runway behind you and you still land xD

[@smileyheckster7231]

Extremo braking!!!!! Scrrreeeeeeeeech lol

[@MrAshleyR]

It's a full on Airforceproud video - we've got people rotating off of aprons and landing 3 towns over.

[@KougaJ7]

Aircraft drifting into the exit of the runway while losing energy from the landing.

[@drewgibble3910]

“We want to be a good neighbor” Hippity Hoppity this is now my property

[@Dunny2k]

neighbour*

[@aneeqshaikh3655]

Lmao

[@Daniel-lw9xo]

I died

[@Luke_05]

Kaleb Yezihalem He means he laughed at it. -.-

[@ethanmay4385]

*Increases air and noise pollution* *plants a bit of grass* "Our aim is to enhance wildlife habitats"

[@Ritaaw1]

Not true actually. Airplanes are developing all the time. Also the landings are adjusted, so the airplanes will fly higher for longer and create less noise.

[@Ritaaw1]

The thrid runway is further away from the living areas. It also helps to regulate the landing times. Right now, an airplane is landing to heathrow every thirty seconds. With the third runway the number will be reduced. The third runway will be lomger than the old ones, making possible for bigger airplanes to land at Heathrow.

[@Ritaaw1]

And it’s not just a bit of grass. They’re developing multiple parks around Heathrow.

[@zylnexxd842]

I think u are underestimating trees ability to decrease noise polution

[@johnbatoes]

"We want to be a good neighbour" *Calls airstrike on 2 towns*

[@Dunny2k]

neighbour*

[@veroorzaakt6387]

I mean what neighbour if they just got rid of them?

[@keiming2277]

Come on, it's UK, not China

[@tennyho3236]

keiming227 Not all Chinese infrastructure programmes demolish your house rudely. Because some owners are of high status (e.g. some huge state-owned companies and universities) and local governments don’t want to bother them. In other cases, local government intentionally slows down the renewal progress for finding an excuse for justifying delay... admittedly, some aggressive Chinese local leaders (generally in less-developed areas) do use interim measures and seek for court’s prior approval to knock houses down...

[@keiming2277]

Tenny Ho What they have in common : State-owned instead of private

[@emmaherron5121]

*Plants one tree* “I declare Heathrow carbon neutral”

[@zebzena5934]

Come fly with me

[@hanjizoe2648]

Your comment reminds me of those "We ended Racism" memes lol

[@owltea2252]

Love that reference, Omar Baba new CEO of Heathrow!

[@TheFlightDecker]

God I’ve watched that show 10 times 😂

[@ethancbrennan]

The Dillusionist omg that show is the best!🤣

[@thelord5895]

*Heathrow plants a tree* Heathrow: We did it boys, pollution is no more

[@killianosuilleabhain1640]

The Lord has spoken

[@quintiax]

We solved climate change

[@theviniso]

Thank you, Heathrow.

[@EanDuncan]

EVERYONE LIKE THAT

[@escreyesus9107]

Ugh icons

[@DarrensHighlights]

We want to be a good neighbors “Demolishes Two Towns”

[@o3198]

Too right

[@olitesla5891]

Lmao *destroys two towns*

[@nateayi]

Nah, they didn't matter. We're being _great!_

[@coced]

good neighbors are non existant neighbors

[@AmazeTase]

They’re technically villages!

[@captainobvious9481]

Gatwick: Am I a joke to you?

[@willgarland9857]

Captain Obvious very underrated comment

[@JoaoPessoa86]

LHR: did I stutter?

[@cryptoplants1442]

I was going to like but it had 69 likes so

[@brynerjimenez6162]

45m passengers 2 terminal 1 runway (actually 2 but only 1 used due to close proximity)

[@captainobvious9481]

Doge thanks

[@Jefford717]

IDK if I’m for it. UK needs a 24 hour airport. By the time it opens around mid-2020s the airport will be at 98% capacity 1-2 years after.

[@mhfitness8029]

I would agree but the flight paths make it SO loud for many people living near the airport. I know that the planes don’t have a choice but I live directly in between two flight paths I could imagine trying to sleep when there constantly passing overhead every 40 seconds. If anything I think they should build like 4 or 5 runway airport on Borris island then build a fast transport link from central London. Borris island has tones of empty land so it wouldn’t disturb anyone.

[@georgelangan33]

Heathrow is the only airport we have that's actually in London (except City). In an ideal world it would be 24 hours and have 4 runways, this is the best we can do

[@flavionessuno5085]

@@mhfitness8029 How much would cost planning and building a new airport and upgrading local infrastructure to cope with new demand. You also need to connect the new "megaairport" to London via tube or railway. This would add more expenditure. Who is so daring to pay for a new airport (that I assume will be publicly funded via extra taxes) while the "plan A" is letting a private enterprise invest their money to expand an exlsting facility?

[@Jefford717]

Milo Howden agreed. International Airports are gateway to the world. Not having a 24 hour airport severely limits some options for passengers particularly business class passengers and could be a huge conflicts if the destination airport also has curfew.

[@mhfitness8029]

Flavio Nessuno I think the current Heathrow expansion plans great 👍 but saying that it should be a 24 hour airport would be torture to any locals like myself

[@ShortFinal]

But then my flight sim scenery will be outdated!

[@michaelpetrie1321]

Haha

[@alfie.rayner]

teehee

[@angelicagil5479]

Exactly

[@NaenaeGaming]

Don’t worry, you still have until 2070 to update it

[@jermainetrainallen6416]

RIP the Heathrow terminal 5 pods.

[@danf7402]

Jermaine Train Allen they’re not getting rid of them, they’re expanding them to different car parks

[@lucasroblox8165]

Wait what noooooo.it was my dream 😭😭😭😭😭

[@Luke_05]

Dan Frisby So there’s still going to be them in Terminal 5, plus some in other terminals to?

[@GalvinPlayz]

@@danf7402 So they will still exist, but they will be diverted to another car park then?

[@danf7402]

NothingButGames Yes. They’ll be added to all of the terminals in attempts to lower pollution. Aka removing the bus services to each terminal.

[@marcuswardle3180]

This discussion about the 3rd runway should have been finished with years ago. Still here we are! For all the money cost talking about it we could’ve built the thing by now!

[@jjkirbyy]

Yeah but there were loads of protests

[@therealdave06]

It will destroy an entire village

[@gregoryglozman9948]

If it ended years ago, Heathrow would’ve either died down or an entire village would have been destroyed, it’s a good thing they’re rly thinking abt this

[@Luke_05]

SomeDawidGuy Heathrow (like many airports have done) payed the owners of those houses 300% more than they are worth so they can go find somewhere else to live and it won’t be hard for them. It’s a good deal really.

[@jjkirbyy]

@@Luke_05 I do kind of agree.

[@jagdishghimire6172]

2050: Heathrow expansion is now completed. Also 2050: UK is still debating Brexit Deals to leave EU. 😂😂

[@TheLiamster]

This comment has not aged well

[@mazenmady1136]

R/agedlikemilk

[@coolguy-bs7kr]

Hahahahaha Your funny Brexit will be completed when we hit the Andromeda Galaxy

[@ZacFarrand]

well it’s already done, surprisingly 😂

[@zylnexxd842]

Didn't age well

[@rei2990]

Thank god finally Heathrow is expanding. This is the best they can do.

[@R3adybreck]

"They" being a spanish company that mismanages the airport at every opportunity. Reducing service quality. Cutting costs everywhere reducing security. They need the third runway to fly people in to the largest shopping mall in europe. Terminal 5

[@davidchannel3314]

Do you know how much money it cost to do such a project. People like you just complain and dont think about the bigger picture. If you are so amazing why dont you open you own airport and see what the best you could do. Serious bore off

[@DonStinko]

@@davidchannel3314 it's needed to help develop the country economically but it won't be able to develop without sufficient infrastructure.

[@PeteS_1994]

MrWizard Exactly I think complainers are holding the UK back.

[@fluffyfour]

You lot need to live under the new flight path. You may have a different view. There has been no proof I've seen of the economic benefits, and I've been to all the consultations. The wording of questionnaires was deplorable, leaving you with 2 answers with the effect of 'what colour grey would you like?' answer? Very Light or Light. Towns like the one I live in now have never been consulted, yet will feel the effects horrendously. We have a good reason to complain. Our lives will be miserable after this.

[@jacobsalter629]

The M25 at Heathrow never has and never will move at that speed 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheLiamster]

I’m from London and have worked at Heathrow, an expansion has been long overdue and is not only nessecary but essential for continued growth through the 21st century. I can understand why people are against expansion (air quality, noise and traffic) but the benefits far outweigh the costs.

[@yusufdemirrfs1989]

Heathrow Airport: We want be a good neighbor Also Heathrow: *HELLO,İT'S MİNE NOW*

[@haidersaghir2231]

"we want to be a good neighbour" Neighbours ears: *REEEEEEEEEEEEEE*

[@maidbloke]

"new cycle routes" says the company that has not reopened the cycle route to the central area (through the tunnels) for years.

[@nathanrock5068]

I just wish that this could be completed tomorrow

[@AMVedits05]

Same my friend! Would love to explore the green spaces go book a flight and see the new terminal and runway.

[@nateayi]

What, you don't have a time machine? Guess I won't spoil what happens next year...

[@AMVedits05]

@@nateayi WHATEVEVER YOU DO I BEG YOU ,DO NOT SPOIL IT FOR ALL OF US I BEG YOU 🤲🏼

[@hassanahmed2364]

Nathan it will be done by 2050 as per video. Long wait !!!

[@Luna-im2sf]

Demolishing two towns takes a lot of time, unfortunately

[@WanukeX]

Press F to pay Respects for Boris Island *and that village they plan to demolish*

[@montrealresident8223]

2 villages

[@edgoncalves9041]

F

[@rubble_english_bulldog]

F

[@protoprotou1189]

F

[@KofelinaPL]

No one cares about the stupid villages. The inhabitants should be moved somewhere else. That's all.

[@rossmcfadzean3185]

That's all very well, but what happens in 20 or so years when they need a 4th runway.

[@orchadia2410]

probably just send the planes to gatwick

[@dknowles60]

@@orchadia2410 they should do that now

[@peerlessbreton7182]

@@dknowles60 They probably would have done that, but there's commuting issues and distance issues. Everybody's favourite Jay Foreman did a video which basically explained there's no good solution... and this was 5 years ago! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYnQoZeAhJ6IhcU

[@mi12no]

Make more use of the 5 airports of London and expand them as well

[@ronclark9724]

By that time London will be flooded if you believe in the climate change nonsense...

[@a_a7287]

Heathrow airport: We want to be a good neighbor! Also Heathrow airport: *it's free real estate*

[@ninjawarrriorr3062]

Wow! What an original comment.

[@Dear_Mr._Isaiah_Deringer]

Okay. But can you build it underground?

[@0xC]

Underground runways... Nice.

[@keiming2277]

You should be given a nobel prize

[@EG-0611]

You should focus on runways before new terminals; 1. Build 3rd runway 2. Close down first runway and then repair it. When it is done do the same thing for second runway 3. Close down old terminals 1 by 1 and rebuild them with more capacity and more efficient area usage. 4. Then consider to build new terminals

[@The_IND_Miyota]

What a great animation.. Kudos to the creator / ideator behind.

[@Azmihidayaat]

"Next week on Wendover Productions"

[@akmalalam9755]

Its definitely worth it, in terms of how much the extra runway will bring in to the economy, especially after Brexit. So I think it's fine for the to pay a premium for the houses and land so the people in them villages and towns can relocate with money to spare.

[@eurouc]

EXCELLENT..... now just get started before the UK becomes an irrelevance

[@iCozzh]

Moronic nonce

[@Roy-gi5ul]

Too late!

[@ryanm.191]

I don’t understand why people move near to an airport, then complain about the noise, and when offered the value of their house twice over, refuse to move

[@KiloOneThree]

Most residents have lived in the area all their lives. Parents and grandparents lived here. Some move to the area because of work (not at airport). For many, it’s affordability. And how many can afford to be in London, near a place they work, but cannot afford to move out of the area. It’s not just about the money. Where to move to? How old are the people? Where do the work? Do they have children? There’s a lot more to it than selling your house for thrice the price. Great if you are single or a young couple. Maybe not so much if circumstances are different.

[@ryanm.191]

KiloOneThree they were offered twice to in some cases four times the value of their houses, which are worth anywhere between 250-450,000 pounds, which is more than enough to buy a house in an expensive are of london. Even if they’d lived there their whole lives, the airport was there first, only people who would be upwards of 80 would have been there their whole lives. And jobs? The money they were offered would easily get them a house AND a car or whatever. Plus the way the whole of London is connected means it’s cheap and very easy to get to almost anywhere, especially near such a massive infrastructure monument such as Heathrow. It is unreasonable the way these resident are acting. How much Heathrow airport contributes to the WHOLE country’s economy, and how much a third runway would increase that is so substantial I’m surprised the government didn’t just evict these people

[@KiloOneThree]

Ryan M. Either you don’t live and work in London, or you do, but it is nowhere near/under a flight path, and you are in a well paid job and/or on a quick and easy path from to work and home by public transport. Or you work for one of the groups working on the expansion. London is not all connected, and it’s not “cheap and easy” to get everywhere. Tube, rail, bus travel can be sucky at the best of times, as can be car travel. Sounds like you are alright, but not everyone is as flush as you. And do you consider all those many more who live in the surrounding areas who would be affected, but are not in zones that were or will bought out. Add to that, even more thousands will be affected by noise who previously were not. Whilst I acknowledge that the expansion would overtime benefit the U.K. and reduce the number of delayed flights (personal experience), it’s easy to think about the greater good, if you are not directly impacted. How we are to become carbon neutral by 2050, I don’t know. Heathrow should buy out or just evict onto the streets, everyone and everything within a 10-15km radius, and make all this surrounding area a green zone. That would stop any future complaints, right? Edit: I’d love to the see how nice it would be to enjoy a green space near the airport, with low flying aircraft constantly overhead. Lovely picnic lol

[@icy_swoosh]

KiloOneThree Actually if you go to Kew Gardens while runway 27 is active, you can experience firsthand how useless the green space near the airport is for any sort of leisure. Aircraft are flying 1500ft above your head every minute, might as well sell ear buds in the souvenir shop.

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

@@KiloOneThree Well they are the ones who chose to live near an airport. So they forfeit their right to complain.

[@AgnostosGnostos]

A fourth runway will been more beneficial to the neighborhoods of Heathrow.

[@abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwyxz102]

What neighbourhoods? They’re gonna get demolished

[@albzuta103]

Wow this is going to look spectacular great way of using the space and helping out the community. Cant wait to see this done!!

[@Bananana03]

What an excellent expansion plan! I'm sure that the green spaces mentioned won't have any noise pollution, or that any homes will be destroyed, or whether carbon emissions will blow through the roof, or...

[@qwerty69600]

Amazing. Such clever, visionary people undertaking this gigantic project. Can't wait to see it come to fruition.

[@YatShawnWoo]

The Animations are mind-blowing and taught me loads of stuff about the future of LHR, which is my favourite airport. Thx for the vid LHR.

[@OFFtheCHIZANE]

Building a runway is a lot of effort. Manchester is a two-runway airport which currently handles 35% the passenger capacity of LHR. Would it not be cheaper/more efficient to add better infrastructure to MAN? With HS2 completed in the 2030s, it will effectively serve London too.

[@Adsterz20leh]

Always thought this. Rather than expand lhr why not move more traffic north 🤷‍♀️

[@DrumToTheBassWoop]

Or Gatwick 🤷‍♂️

[@marccurzon]

So are they going to widen the m25 so its like an downtown LA freeway 16+ lanes across? Or is more traffic the plan.

[@EonityLuna]

"...one of the most sustainable airport hubs in the world..." Singapore Changi: *laughs in Singlish*

[@Yasin_2312]

eXAKR it did say ‘one of’ instead saying ‘the most sustainable airport hubs’

[@SkyblueAviation]

Awesome airport plan Heathrow! I honestly wish this will work out the best for everyone.

[@animizetv7726]

Finally this is what I’ve been waiting for, expand Heathrow and make it the best airport in the world!!!

[@therealdave06]

And destroy an entire village

[@olitesla5891]

Same

[@cheetahhunt8711]

SomeDawidGuy they’re the ones who decided to live next to an airport 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@therealdave06]

@@cheetahhunt8711 or maybe the villages existed before the airport 🤷‍♂️

[@TheLewistownTrainspotter8102]

@@therealdave06 The villages may have been there before the airport, but the current residents almost certainly only appeared after the airport was built.

[@jack.p]

Pause at 3:22 - we've got a runway incursion about to happen on 09R, with a plane entering the runway and another plane going around, and on the new 27C, a plane on a dangerously long landing, in the wrong direction. Did they connect up tower before opening?

[@pandahugs2271]

FREAKING FINALLY, heathrow really needs to expand and this seems sustainable. kudos to your construction plans

[@cass1236]

Heathrow: "We want to be good neighbours" Heathrow 0.2 seconds later : demolishes all the neighbours

[@jacobsalter629]

Cass 123 can’t be a bad neighbour if there are no neighbours 🤣

[@DanCojocaru2000]

We will work with our neighbours: they watch, we demolish

[@Maxime_K-G]

What is the point of making Heathrow a cargo airport? Wouldn't that be just as good in Luton or Gatwick?

[@MrBADMAN2222]

They are doing the most to facilitate this expansion to be as smooth and advantageous for the locals and the wider region as a whole. This is essentially free regeneration as far as I see it.

[@R3adybreck]

I strongly disagree. Firstly this is an area that is full and teeming with well built residential areas,farmland and regenerated moorland already. It is not a barren unlived in area What they wont talk about is that the area they plan on demolishing used to be a waste heap. It was so poisonious they actually have generators that reduce the toxicity of the earth there (this is harmondsworth moor im talking about) currently north of the airport on the left of the picture. This area was built as a result of collaboration between the council and the business park involved with the airport and is a perfect example of how to correctly regenerate an area. But we dont have councillors looking after us any more so this proposed "regeneration" looks far more aggeesive in comparison. Additionally the north side of the airport is home to HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of people in west drayton hayes stockley uxbridge cowley and denham sipson and harmondsworth. These areas already suffer from high pollution being sandwiched in between the M25 and the M4 i live on the coast but when i visit my parents there within 3 days im coughing out black stuff from the pollution. Currently the north side does not experience noise pollution from the airport just from the motorways. I hope this wont ruin our environment there. Also the areas they plan on destroying include communities that existed BEFORE the airport was built. Some listed buildings are more than 800 years old but will be destroyed like the famous barn in harmondsworth. Many of my family members have worked in around and for the airport at times. Its the reason they moved to live there to work to help improve our communities. Their commitment is klnow rewardes with a runway less than 800 metres from their house. Heathrow can talk about the neccessity of expansion but they already have one of the largest and highest capacity airports in the world. This expansion is for rich bussiness and economic reasons not for the land or the people. Im not against industrial progress but i dont want to see our homes ruined. ER help us pls

[@MrBADMAN2222]

Alex Rogers . It looks like you’re very passionate about this subject so copy it over to the consultation since sending it here won’t really help. Either way you haven’t convinced me. I just can’t justify not doing this project since it’s so important for the nation. Honestly if I lived in the area I would be exhilarated at the free regeneration and growth this would bring and of course the compensation money too. I hate to sound like a commie but at this point we all have to do something for the common good of the nation. To compete globally it’s the only way!

[@iman2341]

@@R3adybreck Its not like any of the infrastructure you mention is new? Heathrow has been there for over 60 years and the motorways have been there for coming on for 50. People move there knowing that there is an airport there and have known for years there have been plans to expand it. The flight paths for the new runway mirror that of the existing runways so the planes will be less than 1000m further north than they currently already fly.

[@retrograde7156]

I’m all for this but one question is what will happen to the displaced inhabitants caused by the new runway?

[@awesomepotato-4B1]

we were the first, and now we're the worst -the goat, jay foreman

[@TheAviationGuy787]

Please do it Heathrow I love you guys so much I know you guys can do it so let’s start building. ❤🎉😊

[@andycole366]

It looks absolutely incredible!! 😍

[@sqwop]

Do you employ pilots with no experience? I need a job.

[@mrscreamer379]

Pilots with no experience? Yes. They are called women. It's diversity hiring and airlines love it.

[@willcottam5725]

You need to have £110,000 in pocket to train fully to become a first officer. If you're in that financial situation then go for it and I wish you luck!

[@sqwop]

@@willcottam5725Money isn't the issue, it's my claustrophobia.

[@rigor.m9422]

How will you get Boris out of the bulldozers’ way???

[@hostilepancakes]

Expansion of Gatwick would primarily serve holiday travelers during peak travel season (the late spring and early summer months), and serve Norwegian Air Shuttle (operationally separate from Norwegian Air operations out of Oslo, Copenhagen, and Stockholm). Expansion of Stansted and Luton would likely only serve low-cost airlines like Ryanair, Easyjet, Vueling, and others. Heathrow expansion will serve flights with business travelers to North America, India, East Asia, Australia, and business-heavy South American destinations like Rio, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Santiago, and Bogota. Although, British Airways partner Iberia will likely offer connecting itineraries (through Madrid) to more South American destinations, as well as additional seats through South American carriers’ flights to Madrid, more so than nonstop routes to London on South American carriers, thanks to cultural ties between Spain and Latin America. Expansion of Heathrow will also deliver benefits to air cargo operations, thanks to Heathrow’s investment in its air cargo terminal(s). It will make more long-haul destinations financially viable, thanks to air cargo revenue helping to keep economy ticket prices reasonable even if initial load factors aren’t up to scratch. That’s why Heathrow expansion is, in the long run, a better solution than expanding other airports. It’s economies of scale for air cargo, business travelers, and year-round service. With the demise of several low-cost and holiday package airlines in the last 5 years, putting investment into the primary London airport for legacy carriers is the least likely airport expansion to end up being a waste of funds, public or private.

[@gpan62]

"I'm so worried about the baggage retrieval system they've got at Heathrow" 😉

[@davidzweiban5549]

hahaha I'd forgotten this. Was it Monty Python?

[@gpan62]

@@davidzweiban5549 yes

[@jakehowie442]

well you should be if you want luggage back intact...?

[@5tud1ou54]

Brilliant ideas. People saying otherwise clearly don't want an economy of which we can all enjoy!

[@breathtakingblue]

The T5 extension will displace wildlife habitats going back hundreds of years. Small wooded areas and not forgetting the river that runs through, with natural river beds. I'm pro expansion but being somebody who walks this area weekly, it will have a massive impact on the wildlife ecosystem there. When and if work starts, wildlife will be stuck between groundwork with the T5 Extension and the M25 with nowhere to go. Have you considered this? What plans do you have in place for ensuring current wildlife is moved to other areas? I'm a huge aviation fan but the T5 Extension I'm afraid cuts way too deep into the green area and will also impact traffic flow in local villages, Wraysbury, Datchet, Poyle and Colnbrook.

[@DanLMH]

I drive past LHR on the M25 everyday, the tunnel over the road will undoubtedly take an age to build and cause even more traffic. Why can't we build a new airport somewhere else, or expand Luton/Gatwick?

[@underwaterdick]

I take it you have missed the last 15 years of debate entirely to ask that! Because this is the best solution for the UK economy, environment and local residents to the major airports.

[@hilarious7695]

We want to be a good neighboor. *Destroys nearby houses*

[@malaysia001airlines9]

LOL Introducing the new LHRExpander truck Can WRECK the Neighborhood lol

[@hani8133]

You have our full support. This expansion is long overdue! 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@Slynell1]

Build the runway.

[@malaysia001airlines9]

A man has started expanded Heathrow in LEGO CITY LONDON!!! Start the new LHRExpander!!! *HEY* Build the expander!! And wreck the neighborhood!!! Then, build the third runway!!!!! The new Heathrow expansion collection by LEGOLONDON

[@J31-l9s]

Pleas do it please and put a plane spotters somewhere in the expansion

[@tspcrowther]

What I rekon is, you should build a new airport, with a circular runway, connect with existing airports with a combination of Hyperloop and solar frikin roadways. Job done! I'll expect my cheque by the end of the month. Cheers

[@charliemccameron4812]

Circular runway.. And you expect that to work how exactly? Planes going around and around in circles? They would hit each other. Planes come into land at around 150-200MPH.. How are you going to expect them to be able to turn in a circle WHILST going that speed? Or how would they take off while going in a circle as turning would cause the speed to lower? Physics doesn't work like that my friend. That's like having a roundabout and trying to land a plane on it, it won't work, especially with several planes on it at several different speeds that would just be a crash fest waiting to happen...

[@tspcrowther]

@@charliemccameron4812 I hope your not doubting my qualification to suggest a circular runway. I have watched most of a KZbin video that explains just what an amazing idea this is and how it will solve many problems that the author said exist. It's on the internet, so it can't be a bad idea.

[@lcuk99]

Why can’t we build at Luton or Gatwick?

[@willcottam5725]

Because they're a nuisance to get to from Central London; that's in comparison to Luton or Gatwick.

[@kevinnolan4280]

Rip Longford and Harmondsworth 700 A.D.-

[@D4D2005]

Now it’s noisy what is going to be with new runway…. I live next to terminal 5 bath rd

[@elliottmakin3884]

By 2026 😂 probably the biggest aspiration in the video along with being ‘ greener ‘ . Impossible when your actually building another runway 🤥

[@motorxrules1]

So how many new speed cameras are you planning to install?

[@MatteoMariano]

Sounds like a plan! What about avgeeks? Are we going to have some top notch spotting locations, similar to what Manchester airport has done?

[@maidbloke]

Probably not because Heathrow Airport Ltd doesn't make any money out of avgeeks, that's why there are no landside facilities now

[@PlanesSpotterAviation]

Any great for plane spotting like top of the building?

[@AnthonyBrusca]

Hey Newark Airport, take notes... Use Heathrow and the RPAs plan as a guide... PLEASE

[@bigballer8473]

FR tho Newark is one of the most poorly designed airports in the US, and it either needs to be HEAVILY revamped or just discarded entirely. If Newark were to have a decent expansion plan it would actually bring substantial benefits to the airport and its travelers.

[@johnclayden1670]

@@bigballer8473 I had the misfortune to fly into Newark on one trip.

[@AnthonyBrusca]

@@bigballer8473 Look at the plan by the Regional Plan Association. Rpa dot org

[@TheSjuris]

John Clayden Newark the armpit of New Jersey.

[@termit269]

Will you rebuild vilages neded for construction of runway?

[@jhonlewis5758]

“We want to be a good neighbor and leave a positive legacy” *wipes out entire neighborhood to build a new runway.*

[@Dunny2k]

neighbour*

[@MC-vm7fj]

It's not their fault plus they are getting paid off more than what their house is actually worth

[@Iadta]

What about gatwick?

[@Fanumcalcium123]

Exactly I wish Gatwick would have two simultaneously operational runways

[@yogeshevarestthapa5262]

I love ❤️ 🇬🇧 UK it makes perfect sense for them to keep improving their airports and infrastructure so, they can compete with other world class airports and the countries around the globe 🌏.

[@ronclark9724]

They can also build a brand new large airport outside the urban area and not have as many residents impacted by enlarging Heathrow...

[@kadsc3049]

@@ronclark9724 Or we can do both. Expand Heathrow and the other airports together. If residents are worried you should move home. You don't have any rights when National Security and Infrastructure is at stake.

[@jakehowie442]

@@kadsc3049 pffftt don't be stupid, your property and human rights number 1

[@Leiz06]

That’s go ahead for me;this is so good!

[@Guru-cu8cc]

2026 for the 3rd runway and construction completing for 2050!?? If this plan goes ahead, I'm sure by 2050 we will need a 4th runway as well. Why is everybody so blinkered about Heathrow. Both Stansted and Gatwick are having single runways right now. Building extra runways at these sites could be better. Also, both STN and LGW have less things around them to demolish (and rebuild) as well.

[@MissVickixoxo]

yeah but Gatwick and especially Stansted are too far out to be "convenient" for a lot of people and the transport links are nowhere near as good. Heathrow is the airport in most demand because of the location.

[@R3adybreck]

Solution = nationalise the railways. Including crossrail and hs2 then it wont cost 300 quid to get a train to manchester

[@Guru-cu8cc]

@@MissVickixoxo I agree with your comments regarding LGW and STN transport links. But I believe any expansion plans at any site would require upgrading of transport links as well. At least one thing good regarding LHR is that crossrail is completing (eventually).

[@abcinyourface]

How about closing it and use the multiples other airports in London ?

[@mattthegamerhongkong6948]

Would you rather scramble across a literal metropolis or across an airport?

[@jackherstam7935]

Keyword: "Preferred" versus "approved." Let's hope this finally gets done.

[@rolandbailey2394]

You don't just need a 3rd runway but a runway running North to South for use in strong cross winds.

[@peterclark8248]

Where will Waterside go? My dentist is there.

[@brute-]

Peter Clark your dentist is fcked mate

[@madingthree]

“All they have to do is destroy an entire village” - Jay Foreman

[@j.johnson8496]

You very quickly clear those people's houses away at 0:40 don't you?

[@nativenewlondoner]

Be fair. She does say at 2:53 that they aim to preserve the character of local communities. Annihilating two entire villages sounds like that’s in the spirit of things.

[@kurtis1151]

So where else are they gonna put it ? There is the best option since it involves the least amount of destruction. Why should a couple of villages of a few hundred people have an impact on the advantages that this expansion will have for millions ?

[@strafrag1]

Hello. Ok, so one new runway. Eg, there can be 2 for arrivals and 1 for departures but won't this just back up departures?

[@Yasin_2312]

That’s literally covering up the whole Harmondsworth and West Drayton

[@Rohit-oj5dv]

On any airport runway in the world, u wl find two numbers written at both the two ends of the runway. What's the meaning/significance of these two numbers and what's the difference between the two numbers n why is the difference always constant for all the runways in the world ?

[@Hamza-dj3xm]

You dont "need" to expand. Expanding will literally cause chose for London. London is runny at 100 percent capacity mainly because of the amount of tourists Heathrow brings in. Expanding Heathrow will just make it worse.

[@Hamza-dj3xm]

@Conor Malone did you read my full comment?

[@Hamza-dj3xm]

@Conor Malone yes it's running at max but London itself is also running at max. Expanding will make it worse.

[@camf111]

when will it be completed in 210 0 with all those constructions

[@tylernolan8288]

If the runway was built there would actually be a smaller environmental impact than if they did not build it; planes release the most emissions when taxiing on the ground, so faster takeoffs means the less emissions there would be

[@neatodd]

That's hilarious 😆

[@2sandermen]

Effected or affected? 🤔

[@FDRsuite]

affected, and this from an American

[@amgill4966]

Thames Estuary Airport is what's needed but all these back hand deal's get in the way of everything.

[@gteixeira]

Why not expand Stansted instead?

[@adammcveigh]

Notice how the "green spaces" are spaced to prevent residential expansion, so to enable a future development after this one!💁🏼‍♂️

[@Ibirdball]

Isn't that good so even more houses don't have to be knocked down in the future?

[@samm8500]

With video conferencing expanding, do we really need Heathrow to expand now?

[@DJsNumerReaderONE]

Just don‘t ask the Manager of the BER to build your new terminal. Greetings from Germany 🤘🏻

[@tomstravels520]

Will anti drone lasers be installed too?

[@nielsmallant2710]

Russian Shilkas preferably

[@tomstravels520]

Niels Mallant I just want the drone to be fried and then crash. Not be blown to pieces and shrapnel scattered everywhere. Unless you use them to target the operators