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Post by WYBS on Jul 28, 2023 1:31:17 GMT 1
We're way off topic here but my opinion is to scrap Leeds Bradford Airport in its entirety and build a new international airport to rival Manchester and Newcastle at the sight of the current 'Leeds East Airport'. It has brilliant potential road links (A1 & A19), a railway line either side of it, plentiful, open flat land, has a large catchment area of West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, York, Hull, East Coast and even up to the North East... and most of all: it isn't built on top of a hill! Of course this all makes far too much sense and it will never happen as so much money is invested in the current airport sight. Agreed this is far off topic, but over your idea I'm in two minds over something like this. Whilst I do agree the current LBA sight is not ideal & Leeds East would of been the best site at the time they actually made the decision I Question at a time when we should be looking to reduce air travel for climate reasons if a new larger Airport is the best thing, rather than improving rail links (both within UK & across the channel) allowing the current larger airports to be used more efficiently & possibly reduce the overall number of airports in England - of course it be political suicide for any party to suggest such a thing. The far out leftie, climate conscious side of me agrees, however the polar opposite staunch dirty free market capitalist side of me says 'get it built'. A lot a clashes and hypocrisy in my internal dialogue!
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Post by steviewevie on Jul 28, 2023 7:41:48 GMT 1
Continuing off topic.......the best place for LBA to relocate would be Church Fenton which comes with ready made railway links from Leeds, York, Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and Hull.
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Post by WYBS on Jul 28, 2023 8:24:01 GMT 1
Continuing off topic.......the best place for LBA to relocate would be Church Fenton which comes with ready made railway links from Leeds, York, Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and Hull. Church Fenton was renamed Leeds East Airport a few years back. It is the best place for it.
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