Heathrow Third Runway Delay
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- Megan HoweEvening Standard
- David LynchEvening Standard
- Marc AshdownBBC
- Elizabeth IvensDaily Mail
- The Straits TimesThe Straits Times
- Helen CorbettEvening Standard
- Nicholas CecilEvening Standard
- Michael HowieEvening Standard
- Dearbail JordanBBC
- Alexandra ToppingThe Guardian
- Sarah ButlerThe Guardian
- Stephen GloverDaily Mail
- David HughesEvening Standard
- Greg HefferDaily Mail
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Heathrow Third Runway Delay. (2026, October 13). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/35926
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The airport aims to get planning permission by 2029, and has from the start considered building the new runway within a decade to be a reasonable goal.
What happened
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Plans to build a third runway at Heathrow have been mooted for the last 80 years, first surfacing as far back as 1946 in the post-war period.
LONDON – British Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to give his backing on Sept 27 to plans to build a third runway at Heathrow, saying it was a matter for people who live near London’s main airport.
Former Chancellor Rachel Reeves had championed the runway to boost the economy, with a schedule to open by 2035 but Heathrow indicated on Saturday it may not be operational before 2039.
“This is a national project, 100% privately financed, which will support growth today and secure the UK’s position in the global economy once the runway opens.”
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British PM Burnham refuses to back Heathrow’s third runway project
Burnham refuses to say whether he backs third runway at Heathrow
Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow
How it changed
- 25 Sep
Annual figures from trade body Airports Council International show Heathrow was Europe’s busiest airport from 1996 to 2019.
- 26 Sep
The airport aims to get planning permission by 2029, and has from the start considered building the new runway within a decade to be a reasonable goal.
- 27 Sep
“I think, principally, it’s a matter for London,” Burnham told the BBC in an interview at the start of the governing Labour Party’s annual conference.
- 28 Sep
Andy Burnham said he is “reticent” to say whether or not he supports a third runway at Heathrow because there are “strong views on either side”, despite ministers backing the scheme because of its economic potential.
Coverage 15 articles
28 Sep Burnham under pressure over refusal to say if he backs Heathrow third runway
Evening Standard
28 Sep Labour shambles over Heathrow third runway as Treasury ministers pledge support for airport's expansion - despite Burnham failing to back project
Daily Mail
28 Sep Heathrow expansion ‘important for our future’, says Treasury minister
Evening Standard
28 Sep STEPHEN GLOVER: China built an airport in five years. How bleak it is that Britain could wait 100 for one runway at Heathrow
Daily Mail
27 Sep Burnham refuses to say whether he backs third runway at Heathrow
Evening Standard
27 Sep Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
The Guardian
27 Sep Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow
BBC
27 Sep Andy Burnham refuses FIVE times to back Heathrow third runway casting huge doubt on project
Evening Standard- 27 Sep Burnham refuses to say whether he backs third runway at Heathrow
Evening Standard 27 Sep British PM Burnham refuses to back Heathrow’s third runway project
The Straits Times
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- 26 Sep Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039
Evening Standard 
26 Sep Heathrow's third runway is delayed for ANOTHER four years and won't be open until 2039 despite Labour promises
Daily Mail
26 Sep Heathrow Airport's third runway may be delayed to 2039
BBC- 26 Sep Heathrow’s third runway delayed until 2039
Evening Standard 25 Sep Andy Burnham throws into doubt Heathrow's plans for a third runway
Evening Standard
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