Is Heathrow's third runway really going to happen?
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from on (#3RNW7)
Government has given the green light, but there are still many more potential obstacles
The cabinet has endorsed as official policy a revised national policy statement on aviation, whose key point is to enable Heathrow expansion, specifically a third runway to the north-west of the existing airport. A wider vote will now take place within 21 sitting days in parliament, or by 10 July.
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