Airlines join forces over Heathrow expansion

Airlines British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and bmi have joined forces to call on the British government to approve a third runway at Heathrow, it was announced today.

The groups have launched a £100,000 (€142,000) advertising campaign, warning that if the government fails to give expansion at Heathrow the go-ahead then important economic benefits and thousands of jobs from the aviation industry will go elsewhere in Europe.