Heathrow’s £49bn third runway expansion faces criticism from a new report warning its timeline and funding claims may be unrealistic, with airlines fearing soaring landing charges.

Britain badly needs a new runway to protect and expand the global connections on which the success of its open, island economy relies. Heathrow is already one of Europe’s most congested airports.

Planes using a third runway at Heathrow would be at increased risk of bird strikes, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned. The proposed landing strip is to be built to the north-west of the ...

The boss of Heathrow airport has said a third runway would cost only the equivalent of £15 per passenger over the course of more than a decade, as Britain’s sole hub airport laid out its final ...

Nearly nine in 10 members of parliament do not think Heathrow’s ambitious third runway expansion should go ahead unless there is a major overhaul of its regulatory framework to help bring down costs.

Heathrow’s growing debt makes third runway plan even more absurd, say opponents - Critics say expanding UK’s ‘most indebted piece of infrastructure’ senseless ...

Ministers have given their blessing to Heathrow’s controversial £49bn expansion plan at the UK’s busiest hub airport, including a third runway. The “resilient and efficient” project could see flight ...

Heathrow’s third runway has government backing, for now. But the country’s own climate laws may become a gatekeeper. The UK government has endorsed Heathrow Airport’s $43 billion plan for a third ...

‘Heathrow’s third runway should have been built 10 years ago’ says airport boss - Exclusive: Heathrow is expected to grow by ...