MPs want overhaul of Heathrow regulation before third runway Business 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. A fresh poll of British lawmakers found that 84 per cent are reluctant to vote through the historic expansion without the west [...]
Heathrow ‘under pressure’ amid rising costs Aviation Heathrow Airport has warned that rising employment costs and the government’s controversial business rates overhaul will wipe out the additional revenues generated from a record number of passengers passing through the west London hub. In an update to bondholders, the UK’s largest airport revealed its profit had plummeted by 38 per cent in the nine [...]
Rival Heathrow bidder vows to plough on despite proposal snub Transport and infrastructure The hotel billionaire behind a rival bid to develop Heathrow’s third runway has vowed to continue his pursuit to oversee the expansion despite ministers favouring a proposal submitted by the hub’s current owner that involves rerouting the M25. Transport secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed on her decision to proceed with the £49bn vision from Heathrow Airport [...]
Businesses back Heathrow bid to run third runway November 18, 2025 A group of well-known firms has urged ministers to approve the third runway expansion plan tabled by the owner of Heathrow airport, arguing its plan will deliver “the greatest economic benefit to the UK”. In a letter to transport secretary Heidi Alexander, bosses from the likes of Burberry, Caffe Nero and Fortnum and Mason threw [...]
Third runway shortlist revealed as ministers push for fast take-off October 22, 2025 The transport secretary has shortlisted two potential operators to oversee the development of Heathrow’s third runway as part of an overhaul of the planning process that she hopes will speed up the megaproject’s delivery. Heidi Alexander told MPs on Wednesday that bids from incumbent operator Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) and the ‘Heathrow West’ proposal from [...]
Surinder Arora: Heathrow could be the next Thames Water September 17, 2025 Surinder Arora is the man bidding to break a decades-old monopoly by winning the right to build Heathrow’s third runway. With the government’s first remarks on proposals expected this month, he sits down with Ali Lyon to discuss the merits of his proposal, the reasons behind it, and why he thinks that – without urgent [...]
Rival Heathrow bid drafts in Changi in effort to win runway contract September 2, 2025 The man behind an ambitious plan to break up Heathrow’s decades-long monopoly has partnered with the world’s number one airport to bolster its bid to win the much-coveted contract to build the hub’s third runway. Surinder Arora, the hotel tycoon behind a rival expansion bid dubbed Heathrow West, has drafted in the help of experts [...]
Heathrow tables third runway bid August 1, 2025 Heathrow’s top brass have tabled their proposal to manage the hub’s long-awaited third runway expansion in a bidding process that will pit it against a rival operator for the first time in the airport’s history. Officials from the airport confirmed had submitted “shovel-ready” plans for a privately financed runway ahead of the Department for Transport’s [...]
Hotel billionaire launches shock bid to run Heathrow expansion July 31, 2025 The race to manage Heathrow’s multibillion-pound third runway expansion has been thrown wide open after a rival suitor confirmed it will submit a proposal to go up against an expected bid from the airport’s current operators. The Arora Group, a hotel chain with 13 hotels in transport hubs across London and the South East, confirmed [...]
Heathrow Airport holds outlook as profit edges up April 23, 2025 London Heathrow Airport has maintained its outlook for profit and passenger traffic as work continues “at pace” on a planning application for its third runway. The West London hub anticipates carrying a record 84.2m passengers in 2025, up 0.5 per cent year-on-year. But pre-tax earnings (EBITDA) are expected to decrease by 11 per cent to [...]