Heathrow Airport in the UK delays third runway opening to 2039

Heathrow Airport, the UK's busiest airport, has told the government that its planned third runway will not open by 2035 as originally hoped. The new expected opening date is 2039, a four-year delay. The airport says it needs further simplification of the planning process to meet the earlier deadline. The project, which is expected to create around 100,000 jobs, still aims to secure planning permission by 2029. The delay is a setback for Prime Minister Andy Burnham's economic growth plans. The government says the timeline was always ambitious and will continue to work with Heathrow on the project.