Heathrow boss wants 'clear steer' on third runway

The boss of Heathrow Airport has said his company needs a "clear steer" from the new government by the end of 2025 over plans to expand the airport and build a third runway. Thomas Woldbye, who has been in charge at the west London airport for 13 months, told BBC London that without a "positive indication" his company would not invest. The project had secured parliamentary approval in June 2018 but was delayed by legal challenges over the environmental impact and by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The Department for Transport said any expansion proposals "must demonstrate they contribute to economic growth". Woldbye said: "We need to be joined up with both government and our airlines to say this is what we all want and what is it we contribute to make this a success." The former boss of Copenhagen Airport added: "The way I look at it is that Heathrow is uniquely well connected to the rest of the world and all of you get benefits from that. If we are to keep pace with economic growth, we need to expand beyond what we can do with the current runways."<br/>