Heathrow Airport warns third runway could be delayed by four years

The UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious".

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BBC Published 26 September 2026

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Heathrow Airport's third runway has been delayed by four years and won’t be ready until 2039.

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