Sentences with phrase «increase runway capacity»

Supporters of an alternative plan to increase runway capacity at Heathrow have submitted a revised cost estimate to Government ahead of a likely decision on airports expansion this autumn.

Supporters of an alternative plan to increase runway capacity at Heathrow have submitted a revised cost estimate to Government

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So far the Coalition has ruled out a third runway at Heathrow and a new airport in the Thames Estuary as options to increase airport capacity.

Proposals to increase airport capacity in London and the South East have attracted huge controversy, particularly the plans for a third runway at Heathrow and a new airport in the Thames Estuary.

But he added: «As we haven't built a single runway in the south east of England capable of handling Boeing 747s and Airbus A380s for over 70 years, the difficulty of increasing capacity is obvious.»

«I believe the best solution to increasing London's airport capacity is an extra runway at Gatwick» (Source: Getty)

Benefits to Public: Increased safety and capacity of the Airport System by building and rehabilitating runways taxiways and aprons.

London Luton Airport has announced it will seek to increase the capacity of the property to 18 million passengers per year using the one existing runway.

The second runway, parallel to the existing one, allows for simultaneous takeoffs and landings, thereby increasing operating capacity to more than 80 takeoffs or landings per hour.

Those fees would constitute the main source of income for the purposes of financing that runway, which would allow the airport manager to increase its capacity and to extend its business of operating Leipzig - Halle airport (paragraph 41).

Prior to 9/11, the Department of Transportation noted that 15 of the 25 busiest airports planned to add new runways by decade's end, which could «substantially» increase U.S. system capacity.