Heathrow rejects calls to put affordability at heart of third runway debate Aviation Affordability should not be included in the scorecard that the government sets third runway developers, Heathrow’s operations chief has told MPs, rejecting industry concerns that costs could spiral after ministers rubber stamp a design. Helen Elsby, the chief solutions officer at Heathrow Airport Limited, said the project’s frontrunner was “absolutely aligned with the criticality of [...]
Abandoning third runway would be bad for UK, Istanbul airport boss warns Aviation The UK risks missing out on a “positive cycle in the economy” if it fails to approve Heathrow’s third runway, the boss of Istanbul airport has said, adding that a phased approach to development could help keep a lid on the mega-project’s eye-watering costs. Selahattin Bilgen, chief executive of Turkey’s iGA Istanbul Airport, told City [...]
Burnham speaks with all the confidence of a mayor but without the gravitas of a Prime Minister Politics Andy Burnham earned his spurs as a great communicator on the back of a few summer TikToks, but is the shine coming off just a couple of months into the new job? While some people still appreciate the supposedly down to earth ‘tell it like it is’ approach, there can be no denying that the [...]
Number 10 launches aviation charm offensive after Burnham third runway remarks October 10, 2026 Andy Burnham’s Downing Street operation has been privately reassuring members of the aviation sector of its support for Heathrow’s third runway expansion, despite the Prime Minister refusing to give the megaproject his backing in a string of media appearances over Labour party conference. City AM understands that Number 10 has been trying to patch up [...]
Heathrow and housing: Griffith pledges ‘most ambitious deregulation project’ in generation October 4, 2026 The Conservatives’ pick for chancellor has pledged to roll out the “most ambitious deregulation project in a generation” as he is set to say plans could cut £50,000 off the price of a new home. Andrew Griffith, the shadow chancellor, will say on Monday he will slash red tape for businesses across construction, supermarkets and [...]
Aviation bosses confident Burnham won’t abandon third runway September 30, 2026 The aviation industry is confident that Andy Burnham won’t abandon the government’s flagship expansion of Heathrow, despite the Prime Minister and transport secretary distancing themselves from the megaproject at Labour conference. Several industry figures told City AM that ministers’ refusal to endorse the multibillion-pound third runway development was a sign Burnham had not yet evaluated [...]
Andy Burnham can’t treat Heathrow expansion as a local planning issue September 29, 2026 Has Andy Burnham’s commitment to devolution morphed into a convenient excuse not to lead? I ask, because he seems to have excused himself from the debate about a critical £50bn national infrastructure project: Heathrow’s third runway. The project has been debated since the 1980s but officially kicked off in 2003 when Labour’s Alistair Darling, then [...]
Heathrow’s billionaire bidder: I’ll put every penny I have on more third runway delays September 29, 2026 The billionaire hotel tycoon behind a rival bid to develop Heathrow’s third runway has said there is “no way” the proposal put forward by the airport’s owner can be delivered on time, even after the megaproject was delayed by four years. Surinder Arora, whose eponymous property group is spearheading the ‘Heathrow West’ bid to build [...]
Burnham declines to back Heathrow third runway amid four-year delay September 27, 2026 Andy Burnham has declined to back a third runway at Heathrow Airport in a major split from his predecessors in Downing Street. Speaking to the BBC on Sunday, Burnham refused to say he backed an expansion at the UK’s largest airport. The project was hailed by former Chancellor Rachel Reeves as part of her mission [...]
Gatwick and Heathrow warn of delays after air traffic control meltdown September 9, 2026 Airports including Gatwick and Heathrow have warned of further delays as they work to clear a backlog of flights following disruption to the country’s traffic control system yesterday. Both of the London hubs said flights had resumed on Wednesday but warned of longer wait times and urged passengers to check if their flights were going [...]