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Map of Heathrow Airport showing the original proposed extension and third runway; T1 and T2 operations have since merged into the new T2 terminal. In January 2009, the then Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon announced that the UK government supported the expansion of Heathrow by building a third runway, 2,200 m (7,218 ft) long serving a new passenger terminal, a hub for public and private ...
At Heathrow Airport, a 2016 report claimed the opening of a third runway would deliver around £1bn a year in benefits to passengers and the economy over 60 years. The airport claims the expansion ...
The airport also currently handles £200 billion worth of trade a year, over 60 per cent of the UK’s air freight. It would be well-equipped to deliver even more after an expansion.
The extra runway at Heathrow was one of a number of infrastructure projects announced by the chancellor on Wednesday as part of the government's plans to boost economic growth.
26 October 2016: Heathrow is chosen over Gatwick as the preferred place to build a new runway. Goldsmith resigned and lost the by-election though he was subsequently re-elected at the next General Election as an expansion-critical Conservative. 2019: Second phase of the new Terminal 2 complete.
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Heathrow's most recent statement on the third runway is that it is considering options "in line with strict tests on carbon, noise and air quality." (Reporting by Sarah Young; Editing by ...
Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR, ICAO: EGLL), [6] also colloquially known as London Heathrow Airport and named London Airport until 1966, is the primary and largest international airport serving London, the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.