South East England runway decision – UK Prime Minister Theresa May could select a radical solution

The end really does (once again) appear to be in sight for the interminable decision on where to approve additional runway capacity in the UK, with the choice down to two proposals at London Heathrow Airport and one at London Gatwick Airport.

Much has changed since the Airports Commission first began to investigate the matter, and it is now 16 months since its final report was released. Governments have changed, new personalities have emerged, and the UK has voted to leave the European Union since then.

Politically it is a whole new ball game, and while one of the two Heathrow options remains the favourite, an entirely new solution is not out of the question.