Aviation regulator starts consultation on shortlist of options including alternative developer
Aviation
May 15, 2026
Heathrow expansion could be delivered by a rival developer, with four shortlisted regulatory options under consultation until June 15.
Surinder Arora’s Arora Group proposes a £25 billion ($43 billion) shorter runway avoiding M25 relocation, challenging Heathrow Airport Limited’s control.
The airport owner seeks to deliver a £33 billion ($43 billion), 3,500‑metre runway requiring M25 diversion, aiming to nearly double capacity to 150 million passengers.
Proposals for a shorter, cheaper and quicker project are piquing interest across the aviation industry
The airport is seeking permission to open a new 3,500-metre runway to the north-west of its existing location
Scheme includes plan to move the M25 and could mean up to 760 more planes in the skies around London every day
Airport’s plan to build over the M25 dubbed ‘complete madness’
Heathrow will lose its decades-old monopoly over building an operating new projects at the airport under proposals from the…
Operators from Dubai, Dublin and Singapore have expressed interest in the £50bn expansion plan
