BBC News
Jess Warren and Karl Mercer
31 July 2025
Hotel tycoon Surinder Arora has announced he is submitting a Heathrow expansion plan which rivals a proposal from the airport's owners.
The billionaire's Arora Group said the "primary benefit" of the plan it submitted to the government was a shorter new runway which would avoid the costly and disruptive need to divert the M25 motorway.
Building a 2,800-metre third runway instead of the full-length 3,500-metre runway planned by the airport would result in "reduced risk" and avoid "spiralling cost", the company said.
The airport declined to comment on the Arora Group's proposal.
Further details: Hotel tycoon reveals Heathrow runway expansion proposal - BBC News
