The Aviation Hub
11 November 2026
The CAA's H8 price cap proposals reveal how Heathrow's expansion cost falls on every departing passenger, and why airlines are pushing back hard.
The question at the heart of the Heathrow expansion debate is not whether a third runway should be built, but who bears the cost. With an estimated price tag of £49 billion attached to the Heathrow expansion project, the answer, by design, is every passenger who departs from the airport. Understanding how that works, and whether the mechanism can attract the scale of private investment the project demands, matters for airlines, travellers and the wider case for UK aviation infrastructure...
Heathrow Expansion: Who Pays the £49 Billion Bill? - The Aviation Hub - 11 November 2026
