[Anonymous]

[tolotaxi]

This may sound stupid, but instead of a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow, the government could build a Maglev train to connect Heathrow with Gatwick and possibly Stansted. It could cost below £3 billion, as opposed to £9 billion for a new runway and terminal at LHR, and take 10 mins LGW-LHR and 15 mins STN-LHR. This could allow BA to make Gatwick a purely European base, with passengers using the Maglev to connect to all long haul flights from Heathrow. I have based the overall cost and time figures on the Shanghai Pudong maglev to downtown Pudong.

[Tete_de_cuvee]

This has been covered a touch alread tolo – one of the problems on such a long connection would be security as am assuming you are suggesting a “transitting” type affair which avoids the need of multiple airside crossings.

[Bucksnet]

A totally stupid proposal.

[LPPSKrisflyer]

I can’t see this ever getting planning permission, maglev lines through some of the best NIMBY territory in the south east? Never.

[Binman62]

Better still build Boris Island, the only practical solution to the UK need for a world class, 24 hour operational airport.

[MartynSinclair]

Northolt is close enough….

[tolotaxi]

Yes I was thinking of a ‘transmitting’ system. Sorry that it’s already been covered, I didn’t realise. Could Northolt viably operate as a short haul airport in its own right, with an airside train to Heathrow, or would it be a satellite terminal and runway to Heathrow, I would guess the latter.

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