London Mayor Boris Johnson has accused the Airports Commission of setting the debate on aviation expansion back by half a century, ahead of an announcement this morning that his plan for a new airport in east London has been rejected.
The thumbs down for the plan, which could have seen a four-runway brand new airport dubbed Boris Island Thames Estuary built to the east of London, is due to come from the Whitehall-appointed Airports Commission.
Building an airport in the Thames estuary is not the answer to the UK's airport capacity problems, the Airports Commission said.
After rejecting the proposal, backed by Mayor of London Boris Johnson, Airports Commission Chair Sir Howard Davies said the economic and environmental costs of the plan was too great.
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