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Heathrow Airport has revealed details of its plan to expand and modernise the airport at a cost of 拢49bn.

Thomas Woldbye, CEO of Heathrow Airport, said expansion was "urgent" as the airport was currently working at capacity, "to the detriment of trade and connectivity". The work would be funded by private finance.

It comes a day after hotel tycoon Surinder Arora outlined a way to expand the airport without needing to redirect the M25.

The government has backed plans for a third runway. But the plans face opposition from environmental groups, politicians, and locals. London's mayor Sir Sadiq Khan said it would have a "severe impact on noise, air pollution and meeting our climate change targets".

蜜芽传媒 Radio London's Jim Davis has been speaking to 蜜芽传媒 London's Political Editor Karl Mercer about the rival plans.

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