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Not building third runway would be 'missed opportunity', says Heathrow boss

Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.

Tarun Mottlia

Via BBC News

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Not building third runway would be 'missed opportunity', says Heathrow boss
Image: Image caption, Thomas Woldbye, seen here speaking to the BBC last year, has stressed the importance of Heathrow's third runway

Not building a third runway at Heathrow Airport would be a "huge missed opportunity" for the UK, the boss of the country's busiest airport has warned.

Thomas Woldbye told BBC Radio 4's Today programme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to say whether he backed expansion.

The airport's chief executive said if its owners could not invest in a third runway, the money "will be invested somewhere else…

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