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Report on UK air transport pushes for the construction of a 4-runway airport in London

London, United Kingdom - Heathrow could reduce noise pollution by banning the noisiest of aircraft

A report by the British conservative think tank Policy Exchange claims that the solution to the air transport issues in the UK is the construction of a new four-runway airport in west London, not far from Heathrow. The most feasible alternative would be another four-runway airport near Luton, north of the English capital: instead Tim Leunig, the report's author, rejects the idea, backed by the Mayor...

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Rome, Italy, 10/05/2012 18:16
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