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| Report backs third Heathrow runway | Report backs third Heathrow runway |
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| The Airports Commission has backed a third Heathrow runway, saying it will add £147bn in economic growth and 70,000 jobs by 2050. | The Airports Commission has backed a third Heathrow runway, saying it will add £147bn in economic growth and 70,000 jobs by 2050. |
| It would also connect Britain to 40 new destinations. | It would also connect Britain to 40 new destinations. |
| Downing Street officials say they want to digest the report properly, without making "a snap judgement". | Downing Street officials say they want to digest the report properly, without making "a snap judgement". |
| Sir Howard Davies's report said that the new runway should come with severe restrictions to reduce the environmental and noise effects. | Sir Howard Davies's report said that the new runway should come with severe restrictions to reduce the environmental and noise effects. |
| Night flights should be banned and the government should make a Parliamentary pledge not to build a fourth runway. | Night flights should be banned and the government should make a Parliamentary pledge not to build a fourth runway. |
| The report also recommends an aviation noise levy to fund insulation for homes and schools and says a legal commitment should be made on air quality. | |
| "Heathrow offers the kind of long-haul connectivity - flights to emerging markets which are very important to the future of the British economy - and expanding it would allow Heathrow to offer more of those flights," Sir Howard told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. | "Heathrow offers the kind of long-haul connectivity - flights to emerging markets which are very important to the future of the British economy - and expanding it would allow Heathrow to offer more of those flights," Sir Howard told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. |
| He also said the airport would become "a better neighbour". | |
| Sir Howard said that a second runway at Gatwick was a "credible" option but was less able to provide connections to long-haul destinations and would create lower levels of economic growth. | Sir Howard said that a second runway at Gatwick was a "credible" option but was less able to provide connections to long-haul destinations and would create lower levels of economic growth. |
| Heathrow welcomed the Commission's decision saying it would now work with government to "deliver expansion for all of Britain". | Heathrow welcomed the Commission's decision saying it would now work with government to "deliver expansion for all of Britain". |
| But Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate said the airport was "still very much in the race". | But Gatwick chief executive Stewart Wingate said the airport was "still very much in the race". |
| "The Commission's report makes clear that expansion at Gatwick is deliverable," he added. | "The Commission's report makes clear that expansion at Gatwick is deliverable," he added. |
| 'Clear and unanimous' | 'Clear and unanimous' |
| A third option for extending the present runways at Heathrow was rejected. | A third option for extending the present runways at Heathrow was rejected. |
| Sir Howard said that the recommendation for a new runway to the north of the present airport was "clear and unanimous". | Sir Howard said that the recommendation for a new runway to the north of the present airport was "clear and unanimous". |
| "The best answer is to expand Heathrow's capacity through a new north-west runway," Sir Howard said. | "The best answer is to expand Heathrow's capacity through a new north-west runway," Sir Howard said. |
| "Heathrow is best placed to provide the type of capacity which is most urgently required: long haul destinations to new markets. | "Heathrow is best placed to provide the type of capacity which is most urgently required: long haul destinations to new markets. |
| "It provides the greatest benefits for business passengers and the broader economy. | "It provides the greatest benefits for business passengers and the broader economy. |
| "Adding capacity at Heathrow also provides an opportunity to change the airport's relationship with its local communities. | "Adding capacity at Heathrow also provides an opportunity to change the airport's relationship with its local communities. |
| "To make expansion possible the Commission recommends a comprehensive package of measures including a ban on night flights and a new noise levy to fund a far stronger and more generous set of compensation and mitigation schemes." | "To make expansion possible the Commission recommends a comprehensive package of measures including a ban on night flights and a new noise levy to fund a far stronger and more generous set of compensation and mitigation schemes." |
| Noise levels | Noise levels |
| The Commission admits that expanding Heathrow would mean many more people affected by noise compared to expanding Gatwick. | The Commission admits that expanding Heathrow would mean many more people affected by noise compared to expanding Gatwick. |
| But it claims that quieter aircraft and home insulation would mean that overall noise levels would fall for people living near the airport by 2030. | But it claims that quieter aircraft and home insulation would mean that overall noise levels would fall for people living near the airport by 2030. |
| Nearly 800 homes would have to be demolished to build the new runway which would cost £17.6bn to deliver. | Nearly 800 homes would have to be demolished to build the new runway which would cost £17.6bn to deliver. |
| Road and rail links around the airport would also have to be substantially changed, which could cost up to £5bn. | Road and rail links around the airport would also have to be substantially changed, which could cost up to £5bn. |
| A second runway at Gatwick would cost just over £7bn. | A second runway at Gatwick would cost just over £7bn. |
| The Commission believes that both schemes would be funded by private finance. | The Commission believes that both schemes would be funded by private finance. |
| Environmental groups, resident organisations and a number of prominent politicians including the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, have said they will campaign vigorously against any expansion of Heathrow. | Environmental groups, resident organisations and a number of prominent politicians including the London Mayor, Boris Johnson, have said they will campaign vigorously against any expansion of Heathrow. |
| In 2009, David Cameron pledged that there would be no new runway at Heathrow. | In 2009, David Cameron pledged that there would be no new runway at Heathrow. |
| The government has said that it will give its official response to the Commission in the autumn and it is estimated that, if given the go-ahead, any new runway would take more than a decade to build. | The government has said that it will give its official response to the Commission in the autumn and it is estimated that, if given the go-ahead, any new runway would take more than a decade to build. |
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