Construction Review
Joel Mairura
31 Mar 2026
$65bn Heathrow airport third runway is under threat from mounting conflict between airport officials and airline operators. The main causes of the tussle is over costs and customer services.
..the UK aviation industry is at loggerheads over proposals from airlines for a full reset of Heathrow.
They want a new regulatory regime in which terminals compete to improve services and squeeze costs. They also deem there will be more control for airlines. The simmering divisions are now bubbling over. Willie Walsh, head of the International Air Transport Association, which represents more than 360 carriers, today warned that “incremental change is not enough.”..
