The 2M Group: against Heathrow expansion

The previous government announced in January 2009 that it would be giving BAA the go ahead for a third runway at Heathrow. It said it wanted the runway to open by 2015 - five years ahead of the original date.

The Transport Secretary at the time also announced that he was abandoning plans to end runway alternation. This had been a major focus of the 2M campaign. 

The Government had said that extra capacity on the third runway would be subject to meeting air and noise pollution standards.

The January 2009 decision is available at www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/aviation/heathrowconsultations/heathrowdecision