Options include a third runway at Heathrow and a new four-runway facility in the Thames estuary.
And, unlike the proposed airport in the Thames Estuary, people live nearby so they could work there.
Options being considered include a third runway at Heathrow and a new four-runway facility in the Thames estuary.
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Mr Johnson would like his legacy to be agreement on a vast new airport in the Thames estuary.
That's got more talk of a big new airport in the Thames estuary.
All the earth being dug out is being put on barges to create a bird sanctuary on the Thames Estuary.
He also said he thought the idea of a Boris Island airport in the Thames Estuary was "a bit mad".
Meanwhile, the project backed by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson a new four-runway airport in the Thames estuary is gaining improbable momentum.
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These could include Mr Johnson's proposal to build a new airport east of London, partly on reclaimed land in the Thames Estuary.
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, who also opposes expansion at Heathrow, has campaigned for a new airport in the Thames Estuary.
Mr Johnson opposes a third runway at Heathrow and supports the idea of an airport in the Thames Estuary or an expansion at Stansted.
Boris Johnson opposes a third runway at Heathrow and supports the idea of an airport in the Thames Estuary or the expansion at Stansted.
Water and ash were propelled more than 120m (390ft) into the air when Royal Navy experts detonated a German mine in the Thames estuary.
But he admitted it was a "disappointment" that Shell had announced it would pull out of a giant wind farm scheme in the Thames Estuary.
The Mayor of London's plans to build an airport in the Thames Estuary, dubbed 'Boris Island', have often been described as 'pie in the sky'.
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Snow flurries fell overnight around Kent, Sussex and the Thames estuary.
Along with a third Heathrow runway, options include a hub combining Heathrow and Gatwick, a new airport in the Thames Estuary and the expansion of Stansted.
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There are also three plans to build airports in the Thames Estuary off Kent, and a proposal to build a four-runway airport on Goodwin Sands near Deal.
Many residents from Barking and Dagenham will have taken the train along the Thames Estuary towards Southend on a work excursion - the old beano to the seaside.
"Canvey was originally a series of small islands in the Thames estuary, but in the 17th Century Dutch engineers reclaimed land from the sea to form one large island, " says Bush.
He told BBC London the alternatives offered by Gatwick, Stansted and two sites in the Thames Estuary should be concentrated on, and the idea of Heathrow expansion "closed down".
The mayor, who has advocated a new airport in the Thames Estuary, also said he felt the decision-making process was too slow and represented a "policy of utter inertia".
But Mr Johnson did not steer clear and he said that a new hub airport in the Thames Estuary - dubbed Boris Island - was the only real solution.
Meanwhile, the London mayor earlier took his case for a "Boris Island" airport in the Thames Estuary to Sir Howard Davies, who is charged with reviewing government aviation capacity policy.
Mr Johnson, who has advocated a new airport in the Thames Estuary, warned that the Conservatives would suffer if they did not rule out the move before the next general election.
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The BBC's weather presenter Carol Kirkwood said Friday would be cold, frosty and sunny with a few wintry flurries in Kent and the Thames Estuary, and temperatures no higher than 3C (37F).
Proposals for increased South East airport capacity have included expansion of Gatwick and Heathrow, more use of regional airports, and building new airports in the Thames Estuary and off the Kent coast.
He said plans for an airport in the Thames estuary were being met with a "barrage of opposition", adding the idea was a "huge distraction" from the need for immediate new capacity.
Beckett Rankine said the location could support a 24-hour airport with four runways and did not have the environmental and logistical issues that came with proposals for an airport in the Thames Estuary.
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The three proposals on the shortlist include building the four runway airport beside the Thames estuary, building in the so-called "Boris Island" in the middle of the Thames or development at an enlarged Stansted.
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