Boris Island airport plan 'not dead'

The commission said some expenses could be offset by selling Heathrow and potentially the new airport itself but the cost to the taxpayer would still be ?30 to 60 billion. "We are not persuaded that a very large airport in the Thames Estuary is the right answer to London's and the UK's connectivity needs," Davies said. Johnson criticised the commission's findings as "myopic" and lacking in a long-term vision.