▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Const ruction ▁starts ▁on ▁a ▁temporary ▁new ▁terminal ▁at ▁a ▁staff ▁car ▁park ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁the ▁r ush ▁of ▁about ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁athlet es ▁and ▁their ▁non - comp eting ▁follow ers ▁leaving ▁when ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Olympics ▁ended . ▁Descri bed ▁as ▁being ▁" the ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 ▁Olympic ▁s ized ▁sw imming ▁po ols ", ▁it ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁pl astic ▁sheet ing ▁on ▁metal ▁posts . ▁After ▁check - in , ▁the ▁passengers ▁were ▁b uss ed ▁to ▁depart ures ▁of ▁the ▁permanent ▁terminal s ▁where ▁their ▁fl ights ▁were ▁to ▁depart ▁from . ▁Some ▁of ▁their ▁lug g age ▁was ▁checked ▁in ▁at ▁their ▁hot els . ▁ ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁The ▁Air ports ▁Commission ▁is ▁founded ▁to ▁consider ▁how ▁best ▁to ▁address ▁the ▁long standing ▁short age ▁of ▁air port ▁capacity ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁East ▁of ▁England , ▁particularly ▁hub ▁air port ▁capacity . ▁The ▁chief ▁options ▁under ▁consideration ▁were ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁third ▁run way ▁at ▁He ath row , ▁to ▁expand ▁G at wick ▁Airport , ▁or ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ' s ▁suggestion ▁of ▁a ▁Th ames ▁Est u ary ▁Airport . ▁These ▁were ▁generally ▁assumed ▁to ▁be ▁mut ually ▁exclusive ▁options , ▁although ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁chief ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁recommended ▁expand ing ▁both ▁He ath row ▁and ▁G at wick