In a tweet, Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC's political editor is reporting this story from New Civil Engineer, this evening.
Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham set to get go ahead
'New Civil Engineer understands that the government is poised to give the go ahead to additional runway capacity at Heathrow and Gatwick.
It is believed that the announcement will be made on 18 October, with government giving the green light to a third runway at Heathrow immediately and also allowing Gatwick to expand with a second runway within the next five years....'
'...It is also understood that government will urge Birmingham airport to advance its proposals for an additional runway.'
'...Birmingham airport was the only non-London based airport to not be entirely discounted by the Airport Commission’s report. The interim report stated that: “It would offer the largest catchment of people within two hours of the airport of all options. This is largely dependent on the journey time assumptions of HS2, which also makes the London airport system easier to access for passengers from Birmingham’s core aviation market.”
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