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Old May 12, 2010 | 7:12 pm
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zman
 
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3rd LHR runway also gone
Originally Posted by Wexflyer
The British APD, which has caused much ire over the years, is to go bye bye, replaced by a per plane tax. See point 11 in the new government programme:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/p...10/8677933.stm
per#11 the 3rd LHR runway will not happen.
Guess the new Government does not want the xtra revenue and jobs from more LHR traffic.
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