WE are informed that it is our government which has determined that we need an additional commercial aircraft runway in the south-east of England.
Manston has, reportedly, the longest runway in Europe, and I understand that it Manston’s runway has been used when weather has determined that both Gatwick and Heathrow were unsafe for aircraft landings.
Surely I am not the only person who thinks that the obvious answer is for our government to purchase Manston Airport for our benefit?
Mike Thompson, Binsted Close, Eastbourne
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