On 26 Sep, 00:24, Tony Polson  wrote:

> v.meld...@i.do.not.believe.it wrote:
>
> >Why not elevated runways ?  The terminal buildings and surface transport could
> >be underneath.
>
> If you elevate the runways high enough, the aircraft would not need to
> descend to land.
>
> Plus, all the fuel (and CO2 emissions) used to get the aircraft from
> ground level to its crushing height could be saved.

Do you lot want a job on Boris's Brains Trust? I hear there's plenty
of vacancies between his ears.