An aviation expert has said that Heathrow must be shut if the government wants to increase Stansted or construct a new estuary airport to create a new hub.

It has been reported by the Independent Transport Commission that a huge capacity airport is required to reach the same standards as that of European rivals. In this process, there is a great need to build a new a hub and close Heathrow. This would give confidence to the airlines and improve the business.

During the proposals no consideration has been made about loss of jobs or overall expenditure of compensating airline businesses that have spent their currencies in Heathrow. No compensation for the sufferers has been planned till now.

It has been said that closure of Heathrow would cause "major impacts on the 114,000 people directly and indirectly employed by the airport as well as their families and the communities in which they live". Besides, it has been estimated that this initiative is giving way for some 1,200 hectares of land. This would eventually result in redevelopment of housing and other uses in a prime west London location.

Stephen Hickey, from the Independent Transport Commission has said that right now they wish to take advantage of one of the Europe's top hub airports.