UNSURE how a third runway at Heathrow will benefit you in any way? Perhaps you lack the vision required to kickstart growth. The answers are here:
Can I use it to pay for my big shop?
No. The proposed third runway is a sign of economic stability, but a weekly shop even for a man living alone set you back 50 quid. The runway has an estimated value of £14 billion and your big shop will not even last until Monday. And crucially, airports are not legal tender. Rules may differ in Scotland.
Will it bring my energy bills down?
Also no. Energy rates are subject to market forces and Putin so are completely separate from Heathrow Airport. Even if the third runway brings in more jobs, stagnant wages and continual inflation will keep your gas and electric bills at eye-watering levels. For cheap energy, install solar panels 20 years ago.
Do I have to pay for it even if I’ll never use it?
Yes; this is how taxes work. Consequently the third runway will be expensive for minimum wage earners while benefiting the wealthy on long-haul international flights, but such is capitalism. If you object to this inequality then come up with your own superior economic model and present it to the chancellor.
Can I visit it?
Certainly. It’s £6 for the airport drop-off, £25 for a single one-way rail ticket, £5.20 for a coach or £6.80 for a Hotel Hoppa from immediately adjacent to the airport. Taxis or parking will run into three figures.
Won’t it accelerate the climate crisis?
Rachel Reeves is confident that sustainable aviation fuel will reduce the third runway’s carbon footprint and a larger airport will reduce emissions from circling flights. So, once bullshit is removed, yes. Still, you flew out to Malaga last year so you’re part of the problem.
Could the money not been spent on something more broadly beneficial?
Definitely. Libraries, NHS dentists, trains, hospitals, schools, or just generally the crumbling UK infrastructure. But Heathrow is in London.
