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Heathrow’s third runway ‘is going to be empty’ if it means high fees, says BA owner 010825
IAG warns price paid per passenger could double under airport’s plans to invest almost £50bn in expansion.
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Labour split over disastrous Heathrow airport expansion plan 010825
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves are preparing to face down London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour backbenchers to force through a third runway at Heathrow.
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Why is Heathrow’s third runway back on the agenda ? 010825
Plans submitted as big infrastructure projects form heart of government’s strategy to kickstart economic growth
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Heathrow Airport's expansion plans to cost £49bn 010825
Heathrow Airport has revealed details of its plan to expand and modernise the airport at a cost of £49bn. Thomas Woldbye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, said expansion was "urgent" as the airport was currently working at capacity, "to the detriment of trade and connectivity". The work would be funded by private finance.
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Hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow expansion proposal 310725
Hotel tycoon Surinder Arora has announced he is submitting a Heathrow expansion plan which rivals a proposal from the airport's owners. The billionaire's Arora Group said the "primary benefit" of the plan it submitted to the government was a shorter new runway which would avoid the costly and disruptive need to divert the M25 motorway.
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CAA outlines regulation framework review of Heathrow expansion
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) today outlined the scope of a review into the regulatory framework for capacity expansion at Heathrow. It will explore how best to ensure the “efficient and timely delivery” of expansion plans while protecting the interests of consumers.
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Heathrow unveils plans to add up to 10 million passengers by 2031
Heathrow Airport has unveiled a £10 billion investment plan to expand capacity, aiming to handle an extra 10 million passengers per year by 2031. The plan forms the core of the airport’s 2027–2031 business proposal, which was submitted to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Friday.
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Airlines angry at planned rise in Heathrow charges (BBC) 110725
Airlines have reacted angrily to Heathrow Airport's plans to raise passenger charges as part of its investment plan to handle an extra 10m passengers per year by 2031.
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Getting Britain off the ground
This is the first in a series of Labour Together papers, in collaboration with some of the country’s best experts, to provoke how we can reform the state. Every paper in this series starts with a hard problem and outlines the radical reforms that the government would need to pursue to solve them.
Using Heathrow as a symbolic example, this paper - co-authored with the Centre for British Progress - looks at how the state could move more quickly to get Britain building.
