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Getty Images / The UK's busiest airport, Heathrow serves 80 million travellers a year with its two runways and four passenger terminals in west London Heathrow Airport has warned that its planned third runway might be delayed by four years due to planning and regulatory issues. The government had hoped the new runway at the UK's busiest airport, estimated to cost £49bn, would open by 2035. But Heathrow sees this deadline as increasingly difficult to deliver without further steps to simplify the planning process. It said on Saturday that it hoped to secure planning permission by 2029 and then open the runway "within a decade". The Department for Transport (DfT) said the project's timeline had "always been ambitious" and that it would continue to work with stakeholders "at pace" on the matter. The airport said its "core scenario" had always been to open a new runway within a decade of securing planning permission. It said it was encouraged by the chancellor's efforts to streamline infrastructure and remove policy and regulatory bottlenecks, and promised to continue to work with ministers, airlines and stakeholders to "progress the planning application with pace". Former chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the government's support for the project in January 2025, and Prime Minister Andy Burnham - who was previously critical - said he was "open-minded" about the scheme when he came to office. Despite attracting wide opposition from environmental campaigners and local resident groups from neighbouring areas, the project is expected to create around 100,000 jobs and provide a major boost to the economy. The expansion would mean demolishing hundreds of homes, diverting rivers, and rerouting the M25 motorway between junctions 14 and 15 through a tunnel under the new runway. The number of flights from the airport, currently capped at 480,000 a year, could go up to 720,000 - or nearly 2,000 a day on average. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has always opposed the project, warning of the impact on noise, air pollution and climate change. A consultation on the expansion was published in June this year. Once finalised, it then needs to be put to a parliamentary vote, which could reportedly be delayed until 2027. Heathrow Airport / An artist's impression showing three runways at Heathrow Airport A DfT spokesperson said: "There is currently no live planning application for a third runway, and we cannot comment on ongoing consultation processes or prejudice them in a way that will only delay progress. "The timeline has always been ambitious. We'll continue to work with promoters, including Heathrow, and all other stakeholders at pace to ensure the right framework is in place for which a planning application for a third runway could be considered." A spokesperson for Heathrow said: "It's right that ambitious targets were set; the sooner expansion begins, the sooner the whole UK will benefit." They said the benefits would involve "at least 108,000 new jobs and billions of pounds invested in supply chains in every part of the country". "This is a national project, 100% privately financed which will support growth today and secure the UK's position in the global economy once the runway opens." Heathrow is the UK's busiest airport, serving more than 80 million travellers a year with its four passenger terminals and two runways.

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中文标题： 希思罗机场第三条跑道可能推迟至2039年

希思罗机场警告，因规划与监管问题，计划中的第三条跑道可能推迟四年。政府曾希望这条预计耗资490亿英镑的新跑道2035年前开放，但机场认为若无进一步简化审批，该期限越来越难实现。机场希望2029年前获得规划许可，并在十年内开放。项目预计创造约10万个岗位，但也遭环保和居民反对。

  • 情报分类：综合情报
  • 分类依据：英文航空基建与监管新闻，涉及经济就业，不属其他技术或项目类别
  • 信息来源：英语新闻 / BBC News Top Stories
  • 发布时间：2026/9/26 22:03:00