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West London residents outraged by plan to build new runway at Heathrow airport

Hayes and Harlington MP John McDonnell predicted an angry uprising by thousands of people facing blighted lives from the renewed threat of a third runway at Heathrow yesterday.

Mr McDonnell protested that his constituents around Heathrow had been "betrayed" by Prime Minister David Cameron.

A new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick was urged yesterday by a government-established commission headed by businessman Howard Davies.

  • A new 3,500m runway at Heathrow to the north-west of the existing site.
  • A new 3,000m-plus runway south of the existing runway at Gatwick Airport.
  • Westward extension of Heathrow's existing northern runway to a length of 6,000 metres or more - designed for simultaneous take-offs and landings.
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