The airport has revealed its latest blueprint after the Labour government backed a third runway earlier this year. A previous plan for the runway, which was approved by parliament in 2018, faltered due to a succession of legal challenges and then the Covid-19 pandemic.
Heathrow to offer 30 new destinations if government approves £49 billion expansion plan
Government
Rob Gill
1 August 2025
Heathrow has submitted its “shovel-ready” expansion plans to the government, including a third runway costing £21 billion, which could increase capacity at the airport to 150 million passengers per year within a decade and allow to add new destinations.
Heathrow has submitted its latest plan for a £21 billion third runway
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