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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Heathrow prepares third-runway blueprint for Labour amid record passenger numbers

A plane takes off over a road sign near Heathrow airport in London.
Heathrow wants to get ‘more capacity out of the existing infrastructure’ while also working on new runway plans. Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP

Heathrow is preparing to announce a fresh blueprint for a third runway for the Labour government’s approval as record passenger numbers “strain its system to the maximum”.

The UK’s biggest airport served almost 40 million passengers in the first half of 2024, culminating in its busiest day ever on 30 June.

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