Heathrow's third runway and the other public transport projects that will reshape London by 2035 - Gatwick, too, has an expansion plan, and other schemes include a Bakerloo line extension and a larger

U.K. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves says that the new Labour government is backing the construction of third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport

Plans to expand London's other airports are already further along than Heathrow's and have in the past been viewed as an alternative to a third Heathrow runway. Work is set to start this year to expand capacity at Stansted's terminal. The government is due to make a decision on Gatwick airport by 27 February.