Heathrow airport expansion proposals
On 18 June 2026 the Department for Transport (DfT) published the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS), which provides a framework for how expansion might be implemented.
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Aviation: Manchester's second runway, 1993-2001 (73KB PDF)
This short note briefly explains the debate surrounding Manchester Airport’s application to build a second runway in the late 1990s.
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Aviation: Manchester's second runway, 1993-2001 (73KB PDF)
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