10月12日 - 希思罗机场周一表示，其扩建计划已获得工会、航空公司、地方机场和投资者的支持，英国议会正在审议该国最繁忙机场建设第三条跑道的项目。
Oct 12 - Heathrow Airport said on Monday that its expansion plans have won the backing of trade unions, airlines, regional airports and investors as the British Parliament reviews a project for a third runway at the UK's busiest airport.
希思罗首席执行官托马斯·沃尔德拜将于10月14日向议会交通特别委员会作证，作为议员们审议希思罗扩建国家政策声明草案的一部分。
Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye is due to give evidence to the Parliament's Transport Select Committee on October 14 as part of lawmakers' scrutiny of the draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement.
英国首相安迪·伯纳姆拒绝支持希思罗建设第三条跑道的计划，称这是住在伦敦主要机场附近的人们的事。
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham declined to back Heathrow's plans to build a third runway, saying it was a matter for people who live near London's main airport.
希思罗表示，对九个地方自治区超过9000名居民的民意调查显示，68%的人支持扩建，这一支持主要源于就业和经济机遇。
Heathrow said polling of more than 9,000 residents across nine local boroughs found 68% support the expansion, driven by employment and economic opportunities.
“经过数十年的讨论，议会现在有机会启动一个能够为后代带来持久利益的项目，”希思罗的沃尔德拜在一份声明中表示。
"After decades of discussion, Parliament now has the opportunity to unlock a project that can deliver lasting benefits for generations to come," Heathrow's Woldbye said in a statement.
“我们已准备好实施它，”他说，并补充称，扩建将在英国解锁超过10万个就业岗位和330亿英镑（437.4亿美元）的私人投资。
"We are ready to deliver it," he said, adding that the expansion would unlock more than 100,000 jobs and £33 billion ($43.74 billion) of private investment across the UK.
9月，希思罗表示，开放第三条跑道的计划可能推迟至2039年。
In September, Heathrow said that plans to open the third runway could be delayed until 2039.
英国最大的机场表示，对希思罗的使用需求持续超过可用容量，超过40家航空公司正在寻求该机场的起降时段。
The UK's biggest airport said that demand for access to Heathrow continued to exceed available capacity, with more than 40 airlines seeking slots at the airport.
9月，近720万乘客经过希思罗，较去年同期下降2.3%，中东冲突导致飞往该地区的航班下降20%。
Nearly 7.2 million passengers travelled through Heathrow in September, down 2.3% from a year earlier, with the Middle East conflict contributing to a 20% drop in traffic to that region.