Green campaigners last night vowed to keep fighting a third runway at Heathrow after it was dramatically cleared for take-off.
They claimed that the £14billion project may never see the light of day despite the Supreme Court overturning an earlier judgment against it.
Friends of the Earth pledged to ‘fight it all the way’ while environmental group Plan B said the verdict did not mean Heathrow expansion ‘now has the green light’.
The future of the two-mile runway – scheduled to open in 2030 – was thrown into doubt in February when the Court of Appeal declared it unlawful on environmental grounds.
Friends of the Earth pledged to ‘fight it all the way’ while environmental group Plan B said the verdict did not mean Heathrow expansion ‘now has the green light’. Pictured, a campaigner is detained by police officers outside the Supreme Court in London
By Contributor - December 16, 2020
Authorities suspended inbound British Airways flights after four passengers tested positive for Covid-19 and another failed to comply with health measures.
A British Airways Boeing 777-200 takes off at Heathrow. (Photo: Nick Morrish/British Airways)
Airlines serving Hong Kong are facing stricter rules regarding the carriage of people found to be infected with Covid-19. If a single passenger tests positive for the virus upon arrival, the carrier in question can face a two-week suspension on the route should any other travelers breach health measures onboard. British Airways is the latest airline to be sanctioned by the local health department, and all scheduled services from London Heathrow to Hong Kong have now been cancelled until December 25.
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It is the last in BA s 31-strong fleet and was wrapped in Gold Speedbird livery to mark the airline s centenary
The jet was waved off by crowds of engineers at Cardiff airport, and landed in St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan
Touching down after the four-mile trip, it was met by an audience of invited guests including BA cabin crew
The last British Airways 747 took off one final time today before being retired due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
The jumbo jet - the last in BA s 31-strong fleet and wrapped in the retro Gold Speedbird livery to mark the airline s centenary - took to the skies for a short, four-mile flight.
Iconic Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes final journey from Cardiff Airport as it gets ready to be retired
As tall as a six-storey building and wings able to fit up to 50 parked cars, this aircraft has been dominating the skies for more than 50 years
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