UK regulator caps funding for early costs of Heathrow expansion

Reuters
29 July 2026

Heathrow Airport will be permitted to charge about 15 pence more per passenger in 2028 to ​pay for the early costs of expanding Britain's ‌biggest hub, the aviation regulator said on Wednesday as it set out funding limits for the plan.

Heathrow is operating at full ​capacity and the government has been moving ahead with its ​plan to build a new runway 15 miles ⁠west of London, which it wants open by 2035.

The £33 ​billion ($43.87 billion) expansion plan will be privately-funded, and the ​Civil Aviation Authority regulator is considering what framework to use to facilitate it...

UK regulator caps funding for early costs of Heathrow expansion | Reuters | 29 July 2026