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London’s Heathrow airport is waiting for a ruling from the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday that could give it permission to build a third runway that it may no longer need.
An appeals court ruled in February that the government failed to take full account of the Paris Climate Agreement when approving the airport’s expansion. Heathrow was allowed to appeal in May, but by then its growth outlook had diminished amid the collapse in travel caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
That’s still the case as the Supreme Court prepares to decide whether to uphold the lower court’s ruling or overturn it. Borders are restricted, with the number of passengers
passing through Europe’s busiest hub down 88% in November, and 72% year-to-date.
In May, Heathrow Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye told lawmakers in May that the expansion could be delayed five years or more as result of the coronavirus outbreak.