Simple Flying
Aaron Spray & Jonathan E. Hendry
17 October 2024
Plans are moving forward for Heathrow's third runway(sort of). The United Kingdom has had a change in government (the Labour government took power after the 2024 election), and the COVID-19 pandemic is becoming a fading memory. 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's Director of Communities and Sustainability, Becky Coffin, confirmed that the project remains paused and under internal review. She continued that the airport continually strives to be more transparent and provide more accessible information to the broadest group of people. Making matters worse in recent months has been uncertainty over Heathrow's ownership.
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