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Third Heathrow runway to boost demand for SAF

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UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said Heathrow's third runway could be built and be operational in a decade's time.
The extra runway at Heathrow was one of a number of infrastructure projects announced by the chancellor as part of the government's plans to boost economic growth.
A new runway will help increase capacity at the already over-stretched airport, while additional aircraft will increase the demand for sustainable aviation fuel.
Reeves said she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and planes to start using the runway by 2035.
She added that planned reforms to the planning system would make major infrastructure projects such as Heathrow's easier to build.
The project still has to go through a formal planning process, and the airport's expansion is highly controversial - facing opposition from environmental groups, local authorities and nearby residents.
Reeves said: "I think we can get that done in a decade."
"I say that because we're not just announcing that we back it, we are changing the way that our planning system works to make it easier to deliver projects like the third runway at Heathrow."






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