Woldbye told the Airlines 2024 conference: “I think by the end of next year we will have taken the decision. I’m serious about getting the right decision, guided by national infrastructure and transportation strategy (more) than guided by what we want – we will survive without a third runway.”
He said there was “strong support” for the scheme from shareholders “with the right conditions”, but added government and airlines must back the choice: “If the UK does not want a runway, why would it be built? It is not for Heathrow to decide, we need to have final agreement all round saying this is the project we want.”
