Third Runway At Heathrow

Heathrow Airport is getting a very much-needed third runway. I presume that the new runway will run parallel to the existing two, as shown in the following map.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_Heathrow_Airport#/media/File:Heathrow_Airport_map_with_third_runway.svg 

Expansion of the airport is a very contentious issue, as can be seen when hundreds of demonstrators descended on Terminal Five, when it was opened.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expansion_of_Heathrow_Airport#/media/File:Anti_Heathrow_expansion_protesters_1.JPG 

Air travel today is generally considered as a massive hassle. But there was a time, in the early days of jet passenger planes, when airports would have restaurants and people would come to watch the planes landing and taking off while dining.

The aviation industry deserves a lot of credit for safety. I remember when plane crashes were in the news on a regular basis, today they are rare. Statistically, you are far safer in a plane than in a car. By far the most dangerous part of a flight is the drive, in a car, to and from the airport. Even on 9/11, an air passenger was statistically safer than being in a car.

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