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Heathrow's Third Runway Delayed to 2039 as Planning and Political Hurdles Mount
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The UK's busiest airport cautions it may miss the government target of 2035 as ministers say the deadline has "always been ambitious".
Airport chiefs say 2035 deadline unachievable with 2039 more likely as critics say delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’
Plans envisage 240,000 extra annual flights, terminal redesign and an M25 reroute under a private £49 billion plan.