The "Pro Expansion" Transport Committee appear to have finally seen the light.
Just issued.
Credit; The Times.
Heathrow’s third runway should be blocked unless the government introduces tough new restrictions on costs, pollution, aircraft noise and night flights, according to MPs.
The transport select committee said that safeguards designed to protect local residents and airport passengers had to be strengthened before the plans are approved.
The cross-party group ultimately supported the proposed northwest runway, concluding in a report that it was the best option for airport expansion in the southeast. However, it said that the government’s national policy statement (NPS) — the planning consent needed to pave the way for the two-mile runway — should only be passed by MPs if crucial new conditions were imposed.