17/07/2013

Heathrow Submits Plans For Proposed New Runway

Three options for a third runway at Heathrow have been revealed, with the airport saying each plan would be "quicker and cheaper" than a rival airport hub.

A submission to the Davis Committee shows three proposed runways, one to the north, one north-west and a third to the south-west.

While the airport claim that no more people would be affected by noise than currently are, environmentalists however have criticised the proposed expansion.

(MH/CD)

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