Boris Johnson warned blocking third runway at Heathrow will hit his dream of a global Britain
Around 40 per cent of UK exports leave via Heathrow’s freight flights, he said.
The airport boss added that Paris-Charles De Gaulle airport - which has five runways - is “filling its boots already” by grabbing valuable long-haul traffic from Heathrow, which is operating at capacity. The expansion plan has been disputed on climate, noise, air pollution, traffic and economic grounds in cases brought by four groups including Friends of the Earth andThat will then throw the spotlight back on to Boris Johnson who has been a vocal opponent of the expansion of the UK’s largest airport – with his constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip near the hub’s flight path.
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