LONDON, May 1 — London’s Heathrow airport today said the building of a third runway at Europe’s busiest hub would be delayed by at least two years for legal reasons and the coronavirus outbreak. “Expanding Heathrow remains a key plank of our long-term strategy once we have beaten Covid-19...
The government gave the green light for Heathrow to expand in 2018 after years of delays, with building of the third runway expected to start in 2022 and take four years. — Rahul Kalia pic via Reuters
“Expanding Heathrow remains a key plank of our long-term strategy once we have beaten Covid-19 and entered the recovery phase,” it said in its latest result report. The government gave the green light for Heathrow to expand in 2018 after years of delays, with building of the third runway expected to start in 2022 and take four years.
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