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Monday, 24 October 2016

ITV News

• Heathrow or Gatwick: Runway decision tomorrowThe Government will tomorrow make a decision on where a new runway for the south should be built and Heathrow is expected to be the winner.

The Guardian

• Chris Grayling: decision on airport expansion to be made on TuesdayTransport secretary denies government has already decided which plan it will back in choice between Heathrow or Gatwick
• Can’t we agree to just not have Heathrow at all?Given that climate change is apparently still happening, quibbling over a new runway raises a more obvious question…
• 'Overwhelming' case for Heathrow expansion, says commission chairSir Howard Davies, of the Airports Commission, lends backing to expanding UK’s largest airport instead of Gatwick
• Airport expansion’s disastrous effects, near and far [letter]The government’s decision to greenlight aviation expansion (Chris Grayling: decision on airport expansion to be made on Tuesday, theguardian.com, 23 October) is a predictable failure, but not an acceptable one. With the scrapping of vital decarbonisation policies and funding, the UK is already way off-track to meet our climate change commitments.

The Herald

• Airport expansion decision will be controversial 'whatever the verdict'A decision on airport expansion will result in
• Airport expansion will be a EXPANDING Heathrow or Gatwick will be a “boon for Scotland” for decades to come, David Mundell insists today as he and his cabinet colleagues prepare to make a crucial multi-billion pound decision tomorrow on which airport expansion option should be chosen.

The Telegraph

• I ran the Airports Commission: Forget Gatwick. Expand Heathrow now and Birmingham later�
• Sir Howard Davies: Heathrow is the only choice for airport expansion
• ABORT THE LANDING Gatwick bosses will make last-ditch plea to Theresa May warning of ‘risks’ of expanding Heathrow with third runwayThey will send a letter to the PM-chaired cabinet committee on airport expansion before it makes a final decision this week

Reuters News

• Britain will make airport expansion decision on Oct. 25 - transport ministerLONDON (Reuters) - The British government will make a decision on Tuesday about where to allow airport expansion in south east England, transport minister Chris Grayling said on Sunday.

City AM

• Chris Grayling is set to signal an appetite for new runways at UK regional airports this weekTransport secretary Chris Grayling is this week expected to signal fresh appetite for expansion at the UK's regional airports as well as in the south east.
• The government claims it has not decided on Heathrow or Gatwick yetThe government has insisted that all options for airport expansion are still on the table, just two days before the cabinet will meet to make a long-awaited and much-delayed decision on whether to build at Heathrow or Gatwick.

Sky News

• Gatwick fires last-ditch warning over Heathrow expansion 'risks'Gatwick executives will tell ministers today that expanding Heathrow would be fraught with risk, Sky News understands.

London Evening Standard

• Hawaiian Airlines wins right to weigh passengers after Samoa obesity rowAn airline has won a battle over a controversial policy of weighing passengers before take-off in a bid to save fuel and stop crash landings.
• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling confirms 'difficult decision' over Heathrow expansion will be made on TuesdayTransport Secretary Chris Grayling has said the decision about new runways in London airports will be made on Tuesday.

Wales Online

• Plaid Cymru demands £1bn for Wales before it will back Heathrow expansionTreasury spokesman Jonathan Edwards argues the cost of transport connections could hit £20bn
• Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns argues Wales' economy needs more 'runway capacity in the southeast'The Vale of Glamorgan MP insists the nation needs to see airport expansion in the southeast

Other Regional Press

• "Top-flight payouts for Heathrow homes" will see permission granted for Colnbrook Runway on TuesdayHeathrow failed to respond to questions put by Colnbrook Views in September over the discrepancy in compensation figures but conflicting posts on its Your Heathrow website were swifly taken down.