The mega-airport everyone loves to hate is getting a $100b upgrade
The plan involves a £21 billion, 3500-metre runway, as well as building a new terminal, upgrading current facilities, and rerouting the M25, a major highway that circles London. The expansion project would allow 276,000 more flights a year and increase annual passengers from 82 million today to 150 million, Heathrow said on Thursday (Friday AEST).
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