Decision on Heathrow third runway put off until at least summer 2016

Government announces postponement of final decision over airport expansionA final decision on whether to build a new runway at Heathrow airport has been put off until summer 2016 at the earliest “subject to further consideration on environmental impacts and the best possible mitigation measures”, the government has said. The transport secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, said the government would “continue work on all the shortlisted locations, so that the timetable for more capacity