Heathrow Airport's third runway delayed for four years until 2039
Airport bosses say the current timeline is not possible, while the project still seeks planning permission by 2029 and could create 100,000 jobs.
- Heathrow announced on Saturday the third runway project is delayed by four years until 2039, after bosses told the Government that sticking to the previous 2035 target is not possible.
- Former chancellor Rachel Reeves set the 2035 deadline last January, but bosses at Heathrow argue that delivering on that timeline requires further regulatory red tape to be removed beyond existing reforms.
- Expansion promises at least 108,000 new jobs and capacity for nearly 2,000 flights daily, while Heathrow currently serves more than 80 million travellers a year with four passenger terminals and two runways.
- Department for Transport officials said the timeline has "always been ambitious" and noted there is currently no live planning application, adding the Government cannot comment on ongoing consultations without delaying progress.
- Heathrow hopes to secure planning permission by 2029 and then open the runway "within a decade," though its construction requires rerouting the M25 motorway between junctions 14 and 15 through a tunnel.
59 Articles
59 Articles
Heathrow third runway suffers four-year delay
Heathrow Airport’s third runway will be delivered only four years after an initial target, it was revealed, amid questions over whether the plan will get the go-ahead. The third runway at Europe’s second busiest airport will only be finished in 2039 despite efforts by the former Sir Keir Starmer government to accelerate construction. Airport chiefs [...]
Heathrow airport warns that the third runway project could be delayed by four years due to planning and regulatory problems. The British government hopes that the new runway, which is estimated to cost £33 billion, will be opened by 2035, but the airport considers that this deadline is becoming increasingly difficult to respect.
London's Heathrow Airport announced on Saturday that the opening of its planned third runway could be delayed until 2039, compared to the previously set target date of 2035.
Sky News UK
Great Yorkshire RadioHeathrow Airport's third runway delayed for four years until 2039
Heathrow's bosses are understood to have told ministers that the current 2035 deadline is not possible. The third runway project would create 100,000 jobs, the government said.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 74% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
