THE BRITISH Government has backed London Heathrow’s proposal for increasing runway capacity in the southeast of England. Announcing its decision in a written statement on October 25, the Department for Transport (DFT) said a third runway at the airport – the first full-length runway in the southeast since World War Two – would deliver “a major boost for the UK economy”. The DFT added: “[It] will bring economic benefits to passengers and the wider economy worth up to £61 billion. Up to 77,000 local jobs are expected to be created over the next 14 years and the airport has committed to create 5,000 new apprenticeships over the same period.”
Heathrow Gets the Go-Ahead
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