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Clear for takeoff? Heathrow’s contested third runway | Commercial Awareness Compass #56

AllAboutLaw Season 1 Episode 56

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Heathrow wants a third runway and says it has a shovel ready plan to expand the airfield for around £21 billion, with extra capacity arriving in roughly a decade if it gets the green light. The airport argues that more slots mean more routes, more passengers and upgraded facilities. Airlines are less convinced. They worry that higher airport charges will pay for the project and leave them flying from an expensive hub that passengers avoid.

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