Construction of a third runway at Heathrow Airport is now not likely to be completed until some time between early 2028 and late 2029.
The news came as Heathrow confirmed that it would submit its expansion planning application towards the end of this year.
It was thought that the runway could be complete as early as 2026 but the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recently decided to cap early spending on the project, which Heathrow said would involve prolonging the construction period and refreshing modelling of “key aspects” of the plan such as public transport to and from the airport.
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