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| Heathrow and Gatwick unveil revised expansion plans | Heathrow and Gatwick unveil revised expansion plans |
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| Heathrow and Gatwick airports have both unveiled revised expansion plans in an attempt to secure permission to build the UK's next runway. | Heathrow and Gatwick airports have both unveiled revised expansion plans in an attempt to secure permission to build the UK's next runway. |
| Heathrow has proposed improved compensation worth £550m for those affected by its plans for a third runway. | Heathrow has proposed improved compensation worth £550m for those affected by its plans for a third runway. |
| Gatwick has said its plans will keep fares low and create 120,000 jobs. | Gatwick has said its plans will keep fares low and create 120,000 jobs. |
| Both have submitted their plans to the Airports Commission, charged with deciding how to expand UK air capacity. | |
| The government-appointed body will choose between a second runway for Gatwick and either a third runway for Heathrow, or extending the northern runway to the west. | The government-appointed body will choose between a second runway for Gatwick and either a third runway for Heathrow, or extending the northern runway to the west. |
| However, it will not make its recommendation until 2015 after the general election. | However, it will not make its recommendation until 2015 after the general election. |
| 'Fair' treatment | 'Fair' treatment |
| Heathrow has promised that the owners of 750 homes, which would need to be demolished to make room for a third runway, would be offered 25% above the market value of their properties. | Heathrow has promised that the owners of 750 homes, which would need to be demolished to make room for a third runway, would be offered 25% above the market value of their properties. |
| Other residents would receive improved noise insulation, it said in its report for the Airports Commission. | Other residents would receive improved noise insulation, it said in its report for the Airports Commission. |
| "We are committed to treating those most affected by a third runway fairly. Since the previous runway plan was rejected in 2010 we have listened to ideas for how we could improve our proposals," said Heathrow chief executive Colin Matthews. | "We are committed to treating those most affected by a third runway fairly. Since the previous runway plan was rejected in 2010 we have listened to ideas for how we could improve our proposals," said Heathrow chief executive Colin Matthews. |
| The revised report also suggests a congestion charge for those dropping off passengers at the airport by car. | The revised report also suggests a congestion charge for those dropping off passengers at the airport by car. |
| The airport plans to consult local people on its revised proposals this summer. | The airport plans to consult local people on its revised proposals this summer. |
| Gatwick case | Gatwick case |
| In its report, Gatwick argued that its expansion plans would cost £7.8bn and were cheaper and more beneficial than Heathrow's. | In its report, Gatwick argued that its expansion plans would cost £7.8bn and were cheaper and more beneficial than Heathrow's. |
| It said 10 million more passengers each year would be able to travel with a second runway at Gatwick than with a third runway at Heathrow | It said 10 million more passengers each year would be able to travel with a second runway at Gatwick than with a third runway at Heathrow |
| The airport also calculated that a new runway at Gatwick could be delivered about five years earlier than a third runway at Heathrow. | The airport also calculated that a new runway at Gatwick could be delivered about five years earlier than a third runway at Heathrow. |
| It added that its location, south of London, meant that just 14,000 people would be affected by noise, compared with the 240,000 people affected at Heathrow. | |
| "Why would you choose to fly a quarter of a million more planes every year over one of the world's most densely populated cities when instead you can fly them mostly over fields?," said Gatwick's chief executive Stewart Wingate. | |
| Heathrow Hub | |
| Heathrow Hub, the group proposing an extension of Heathrow's existing runways to add capacity, also submitted a revised proposal to the Airports Commission. | |
| It argued its plans would mean a potential end to night quota flights and would create up to £45bn of economic benefits for the UK and 19,000 jobs. | |
| Jock Lowe, one of the promoters behind the Heathrow hub concept, said: "Our proposal is the most efficient, cost effective and politically realistic of the three proposals shortlisted by the Airports Commission." |