Heathrow pushes for third runway approval by 2029, operation by 2039
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- Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will pledge to legislate to remove barriers to Heathrow expansion at the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham, while Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said Prime Minister Andy Burnham has an "open mind" about a third runway, and Heathrow Airport bosses aim to secure planning approval by 2029.
- The new runway is not expected to become operational until 2039, and Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said the airport and its investors are ready to work with politicians to finally get the third runway built; the £49bn expansion would increase capacity to up to 756,000 flights and 150 million passengers a year.
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