The Anonymous Widower

Hotel Tycoon Reveals Heathrow Expansion Proposal

The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the sub-heading.

Hotel tycoon Surinder Arora has announced he is submitting a Heathrow expansion plan which rivals a proposal from the airport’s owners.

These three paragraphs add more details.

The billionaire’s Arora Group said the “primary benefit” of the plan it submitted to the government was a shorter new runway which would avoid the costly and disruptive need to divert the M25 motorway.

Building a 2,800-metre (9,200 ft) third runway instead of the full-length 3,500-metre (11,500 ft) runway planned by the airport would result in “reduced risk” and avoid “spiralling cost”, the company said.

The airport declined to comment on the Arora Group’s proposal.

Note.

1. In Heathrow Willing To Build Shorter Runway After Airline Outcry Over Cost, I proved to my satisfaction, that a shorter third runway would work.
2. Any scheme that involves diverting the M25, is not fit to get to be on the short list, as construction will be too disruptive.
3. I also remember the problems of the M 25, during the construction of Terminal 5.

The last paragraph is the most important, as it illustrates Heathrow’s attitude to outside ideas.

• Was HS4Air, that I talked about in Ambitious £10bn Plans For Gatwick Heathrow HS4Air Rail Service Rejected properly considered?
• Was Heathrow Southern Railway, that I talked about in Why I Like The Heathrow Southern Railway Proposal, properly considered?

Perhaps, Heathrow’s management suffers from Not-Invented-Here Syndrome?

Conclusion

I suspect that Surinder Arora’s project will be a non-starter.

July 31, 2025 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Arora Group, Aviation, Heathrow Airport, Heathrow Southern Railway, Heathrow Third Runway, HS4Air, M25 Motorway, Not-Invented-Here Syndrome