Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
A paper published by the Department for Transport this summer showed that airports elsewhere in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a third runway. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA paper published by the Department for Transport this summer showed that airports elsewhere in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a third runway. Photograph: Heathrow Airport/PABurnham, who has previously criticised the expansion, said he did not want to “jump straight in” before considering the results of a public consultation which ran over the summer.
- ▪A paper published by the Department for Transport this summer showed that airports elsewhere in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a third runway.
- ▪Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA paper published by the Department for Transport this summer showed that airports elsewhere in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds
- ▪Photograph: Heathrow Airport/PABurnham, who has previously criticised the expansion, said he did not want to “jump straight in” before considering the results of a public consultation which ran over the summer.
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- ▪ Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years — BBC News — UK
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A paper published by the Department for Transport this summer showed that airports elsewhere in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a third runway. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA paper published by the Department for Transport this summer showed that airports elsewhere in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if Heathrow builds a third runway. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesHeathrow third runwayBurnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delayAirport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’Sarah Butler and Alexandra ToppingSun 27 Sep 2026 11.47 EDTLast modified on Sun 27…
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