Heathrow submits ‘shovel-ready’ plans for third runway
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6Z1BB)
Government says expanding Europe's largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth
Heathrow has submitted its shovel-ready" plans for a third runway as part of a 50bn investment, as the government said expanding Europe's largest airport could create 100,000 jobs and drive growth.
The 2-mile (3.2km) runway expansion would cross a diverted M25 and allow more than 750 additional flights a day over London, helping bring the total annual number of passengers to 150 million.
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