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 transport set apart from the Central hub between terminals 2 and 3, the southern hub of 4 and western hub ...

Jan 28, 2025 · A third runway would mean demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting rivers, and rerouting the M25 motorway between junctions 14 and 15 through a tunnel under the new runway.

A third runway and the infrastructure that comes with it would unlock billions of pounds of private money to stimulate the UK supply chain during construction. Once built, it would create jobs and drive trade, tourism and inward investment to every part of the country.

Jan 29, 2025 · In the latest twist, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated that the Labour government is supportive of a third runway. Might it now finally take off? Here, we take a brief look at the current...

Jan 29, 2025 · In 2024, Heathrow's boss said building a third runway is "still part of the strategy" for coping with ever-increasing passenger traffic at Europe's busiest airport. Last year, the airport broke ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and ...

Feb 27, 2020 · Heathrow expansion: What is the third runway plan? The Supreme Court has reversed a decision to block plans for a controversial third runway at Heathrow Airport. It means that...

Jan 29, 2025 · Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its weight behind a decades-old proposal that has been beset by...

Oct 17, 2024 · However, London Heathrow Airport's third runway is still years away, as plans are still being drawn up. For now, the latest developments for a third runway at Heathrow remain more talk. Heathrow has had government permission to build a third runway since 2018 (when the Conservative government re-granted it).

A three-runway Heathrow will provide up to 740,000 flights a year. That’s enough for Heathrow to compete on an equal footing with Paris, Frankfurt and Amsterdam. It also provides sufficient hub-airport capacity until at least 2040.