Heathrow’s Third Runway damned with faint praise by Transport Committee

In a report published today, the Committee has given a lukewarm endorsement of the third runway, “provided it can deliver the expected capacity, at the costs outlined….and on the timetable projected.” As the scheme cannot deliver on these, it should now be dropped.

The Committee has also recommended additional conditions, in relation to air quality, surface access, airport charges, community impacts, and waste management which it is almost impossible for Heathrow Airport’s flawed scheme to fulfil.

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