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MPs urge government to press ahead with Heathrow third runway | MPs urge government to press ahead with Heathrow third runway |
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MPs have urged the government to press ahead with a third runway at Heathrow and said a fourth should be considered, dismissing calls for a new airport east of London. | MPs have urged the government to press ahead with a third runway at Heathrow and said a fourth should be considered, dismissing calls for a new airport east of London. |
The transport select committee said expansion at Britain's largest airport was "long overdue" and vital if the UK was to maintain its status as a major international aviation hub. | The transport select committee said expansion at Britain's largest airport was "long overdue" and vital if the UK was to maintain its status as a major international aviation hub. |
The MPs rejected calls for an east of London hub airport on the grounds that it could not be done without huge public investment in new infrastructure and would have a potentially substantial impact on wildlife in the Thames estuary. It would also require the closure of Heathrow, "a course of action that would have unacceptable consequences". | The MPs rejected calls for an east of London hub airport on the grounds that it could not be done without huge public investment in new infrastructure and would have a potentially substantial impact on wildlife in the Thames estuary. It would also require the closure of Heathrow, "a course of action that would have unacceptable consequences". |
Louise Ellman, the committee's chair, said that Heathrow expansion was the most viable plan to meet the challenges posed by the rapid growth in air travel. | Louise Ellman, the committee's chair, said that Heathrow expansion was the most viable plan to meet the challenges posed by the rapid growth in air travel. |
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