Third Heathrow runway would be bad for the whole UK Read moreAdditionally, more than £10bn in additional rail and road spending to support a bigger airport would be laid on the public purse, they say. “The SNP need to wake up to the threat that an expanded Heathrow poses to Scotland,” she said. Greening said: “That’s what the modelling shows – and worse than that, the transport infrastructure to support expansion will be paid for by the taxpayer. Heathrow said the points raised by the MPs had repeatedly been shown to be unfounded. A spokesperson said: “Heathrow has already halved airport charges for domestic passengers and will set aside £10m in startup capital to fund new domestic routes.

Source: The Guardian March 13, 2018 15:31 UTC