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UK to Announce Decision on Heathrow, Gatwick Airports' Expansion Tuesday

© REUTERS / Stefan WermuthA general view Heathrow Airport near London, Britain October 11, 2016.
A general view Heathrow Airport near London, Britain October 11, 2016. - Sputnik International
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The UK government will announce on Tuesday which of London’s airports, Heathrow or Gatwick, will be getting another runway as the airports are running out of capacity.

Heathrow airport's Terminal Five is pictured in London - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) The idea of expanding Heathrow was first suggested by then-Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair a decade ago, as the country was running out of airport capacities in the south of England.

In July, the UK Airport Commission's final report backed a proposal for opening a third runway at Heathrow. The project to build a third runway at London's biggest airport is estimated to require 16 billion pounds ($21 billion), as well as the demolition of nearly 1,000 homes.

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