A third runway at Heathrow would limit growth at other airports, say the bosses of Gatwick and Birmingham in a letter to Theresa May Peter Macdiarmid/Getty ImagesTwo of Britain’s busiest airports have formed an alliance in an attempt to block plans for a third runway at Heathrow. The bosses of Gatwick and Birmingham have written to Theresa May to appeal for expansion to be granted in the regions, away from the UK’s biggest hub. They want a new runway to be approved at Gatwick, followed by a second in the west Midlands to create “balanced growth” across Britain. In their letter they claim that if a third runway was built at Heathrow, it would “suck long-haul traffic away from the regions” and limit growth at other…

Source: The Times September 25, 2016 23:07 UTC