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Backers for a rival Heathrow expansion scheme have urged the government to “see sense” and give MPs the option to choose an extended runway when they vote on expansion this summer.

Major expansion plans have been revealed for Bristol and Newcastle airports.

Owners of Germany’s long delayed Berlin Brandenburg Airport have revealed that expansion is already planned at the unopened hub, which has been under construction since 2006.

The chief executive of Heathrow Airport Ltd (HAL) has dismissed a new, “cheaper” rival expansion proposal as “thin on substance” and looking “a bit like the emperor’s new clothes”.

Montreal-Trudeau airport is set to get a $2.5bn (£1.4bn) expansion including a new terminal and underground station.

Heathrow Airport (HAL) is looking for new ideas on how to deliver expansion, launching a search which could see businesses or entrepreneurs work with the airport on the third runway.

Vinci Airports has acquired nine more airports around the world, expanding its portfolio to 45.

Birmingham Airport will not build a second terminal building next to the nearby HS2 station “in our lifetime” according to Urban Growth Company boss.

Heathrow’s approach to off-site manufacturing hubs could boost construction workers’ wellbeing and lower suicide rates, according to the airport’s expansion director.

London City Airport chief development officer Peter Adams has said there is still £300M worth of work to be won as part of its expansion programme.