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Airplanes and infrastructures: referendum says no to Heathrow enlargement

London, United Kingdom - More than 70% of votes against the new runway

The enlargement of Heathrow Airport, the first in Europe in passenger-traffic and the third in the world after Atlanta and Beijing, was strongly opposed by the Heathrow area neighbours. In fact, the districts of Richmond and Hillingdon (in the West part of the British capital) had decided to hold a referendum to give citizens a chance of choice. The votes have shown that people are unfavorable to a...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1152367

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