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Aircraft and transport: London Assembly asks Mayor to stop promoting the new Thames Estuary Airport

London, United Kingdom - "It is incredible that the mayor persists in promoting a Heathrow rival hub"

The London Assembly, an elected body, part of the Greater London Authority, that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of London, has officially asked Boris Johnson to stop supporting the new mega-airport on Thames Estuary: the project has been bluntly branded as a "Vanity project". The considerations which generated this motion involve both economic and environmental aspects: "With up to 100,000...

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Rome, Italy, 06/22/2012 15:19
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