What's the plan for a third runway at Heathrow Airport?
Plans to expand London's other airports are already further along than Heathrow's and have in the past been viewed as an alternative to a third Heathrow runway. Work is set to start this year to expand capacity at Stansted's terminal. The government is due to make a decision on Gatwick airport by 27 February.
Map shows how much Heathrow Airport will expand by with new third runway
The UK’s busiest airport will get a third runway and a new terminal after confirmation by Chancellor Rachel Reeves today. Airport bosses have been pushing for the expansion for years, arguing that Heathrow’s capacity is full. They said the £14 billion expansion is needed to add 260,000 flights.
What to know about the UK’s Heathrow Airport runway expansion plan
British finance minister Rachel Reeves is expected to back the expansion of Heathrow Airport on Wednesday, turning to the country's most controversial infrastructure project in her hunt for economic growth.
UK Chancellor bets on third Heathrow Airport runway for boost to growth
Rachel Reeves' support for a third runway came in a wide-ranging speech on boosting UK growth rates, which have been historically low since the 2008 global financial crisis for a variety of reasons. V
Heathrow airport expansion will smash our community, say nearby villagers
Heathrow airport expansion will smash our community, say nearby villagers - Hundreds of homes could be demolished in the west London villages of Harmondsworth and Longford if the expansion gets the green light.
Labour’s Heathrow airport expansion and the climate crisis
It is the rich and the corporations who will take the lion’s share of the benefits from Labour’s and all airport expansions, while the poorest around the world pay the costs.
The Heathrow Airport Third Runway Expansion Saga
What could a third runway at Heathrow mean for tourism and the climate? Whatever the outcome, it’s still a long way away from happening.
POLL: Should another runway be built at Heathrow Airport? Vote here
Should another runway be built at Heathrow Airport? Let us know what you think in our poll below, or click here. Environmental advocates have strongly condemned the plans. Alethea Warrington, head of aviation at climate charity Possible, called the move a "catastrophic misstep," highlighting the potential increase in carbon emissions.
Everything we know so far about Heathrow Airport's third runway and terminal map
Rachel Reeves confirmed plans for a third runway at London Heathrow Airport this morning, (Wednesday, January 29). The ambitious project has been backed by the airport itself, claiming it is the 'bold, responsible vision the UK needs to thrive in the 21st century'.
Heathrow Airport third runway explained, when it could open and expansion cost
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give her support on Wednesday, January 29, for expansion of Heathrow Airport. Here are answers to 14 key questions on the third runway project. Heathrow is one of the world’s busiest two-runway airports, with planes taking off or landing up to every 45 seconds.
UK government backs contentious third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport
U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport.
Europe’s busiest airport is set to get bigger, as Britain green-lights tortured Heathrow expansion project
Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its ...
The history behind Heathrow’s third runway debate - and who’s against it
Discussions about the expansion of London’s busiest airport date back to 2003, when its owners first sought approval for the ...
Heathrow Airport's £14bn third terminal and when work is likely to start
London Heathrow could finally see a third runway, but even with Government approval, the project still has to undergo several ...
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Reeves's Heathrow claims based on report commissioned by the airport
CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves’s Heathrow claims were based on a report commissioned by the airport itself, it has emerged. Ms Reeves has said a new third runway would create 100,000 new jobs and that: ...
Will a New Runway at Heathrow Solve Britain’s Economic Troubles?
In a major speech, the country’s top finance official pushed for faster economic growth, and supported a long-debated ...
Ed Miliband lobbied for airport in his own backyard while threatening to revolt over Heathrow expansion
ED MIliband was lobbying the government to reopen an airport in his constituency – while campaigning against Heathrow’s ...
Left-wing lawyers plot to derail Reeves’s Heathrow expansion
We’re already dusting off our plans’, say legal activists, claiming third runway will ‘blow the doors off’ Labour’s net zero pledges ...
UK finance minister backs expansion of London's Heathrow Airport to boost struggling economy
In a major growth speech in Oxfordshire, Reeves said that a third runway at London's Heathrow Airport was "badly needed," ...