Coverage dated January 28, 2025

Europe’s busiest airport is set to get bigger, as Britain green-lights tortured Heathrow expansion project

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By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its weight behind a decades-old proposal that has been beset by political, legal and environmental challenges.

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  1. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Europe’s busiest airport is set to get bigger, as Britain green-lights tortured Heathrow expansion project (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its weight behind a decades-old proposal that has been beset by political, legal and environmental challenges.

  2. Green Field Reporter

    UK Treasury chief backs third runway at London's Heathrow Airport - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government is backing the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday in a speech designed to signal that the new Labour government is serious about turning around the economy. Another runway at the U.K.

  3. The Republic

    UK government backs contentious third runway at London's Heathrow Airport (opens The Republic)

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    LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government is backing the construction of a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Wednesday in a speech designed to signal to the business world that the new Labour government is serious about turning around the economy.

  4. CNN

    Britain backs a third runway at Heathrow Airport (opens CNN)

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    Britain’s government has backed a tortured effort to build a third runway at Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, throwing its weight behind a decades-old proposal that has been beset by political, legal and environmental challenges.

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