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Airports & Infrastructure

Heathrow Pushes Third Runway Opening Back Four Years to 2039 as PM Burnham Declines to Back the Project

Heathrow has told the government its long-delayed third runway will not open before 2039, four years later than the 2035 target it set only last year, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham stops short of endorsing the £49 billion expansion.

1 October 2026 · 12 minRajkumar Agarwal

Airports & Infrastructure

Heathrow's Third Runway Just Cleared Its First Public Hurdle — Hours Later, a Climate Report Said It Can't Legally Happen

The UK's 10-week consultation on Heathrow's third runway closed September 1, 2026. Days later, a Tyndall Centre report found no scenario where the £42 billion expansion fits inside Britain's legally binding carbon budgets.

6 September 2026 · 9 minRajkumar Agarwal