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Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway

air transportAugust 1, 2025
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Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway
Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth
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Government says expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth

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Heathrow has submitted its “shovel-ready” plans for a third runway as part of a £50bn investment, as the government said expanding Europe’s largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth.

The 2-mile (3.2km) runway expansion would cross a diverted M25 and allow more than 750 additional flights a day over London, helping bring the total annual number of passengers to 150 million.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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