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Expansion could help open up skills and long-term career pathways for the next generation, while creating opportunities for small businesses to grow and thrive through Heathrow’s supply chain. That’s the opportunity Nikki Burns, Federation of Small Businesses (@fsb_policy) Thames Valley Chair, sees in Heathrow expansion. Heathrow expansion is expected to unlock 108,000 jobs across the UK, including 17,500+ jobs during construction, creating opportunities for the next generation to develop skills and build long-term #careers. And those opportunities extend through our supply chain. Heathrow already works with 1,100 UK suppliers, around 70% of which are #SMEs. Last year alone, our annual investment programme was worth £1.03bn. Expansion can build on that – creating new opportunities for apprenticeships and skills, while opening up procurement opportunities for businesses across the country to grow and thrive. Have a look at how expansion could benefit the whole of the UK ➡️ heathrow.com/expansion/about…

Expanding Heathrow is expected to support over 100,000 jobs across every nation and region of the UK, with every sector of the economy standing to benefit from a third runway. Find out more ⬇️

Happy 40th Birthday M25! 🎂 On 29 October 1986, the final section of the #M25 was officially opened, completing the 117-mile motorway that has since become an essential part of Britain’s transport network. Four decades on, Heathrow’s plans could mark another significant chapter for this vital route. As part of our privately financed expansion proposals and working alongside National Highways, a phased approach to realigning the M25 would help manage congestions and create a safer motorway. Key to the plan is keeping people moving and disruption to a minimum: 🚗 The new section would be built entirely offline, separate from daily motorway traffic 📍 It would sit around 130 metres west of the existing M25 🌙 Once complete, traffic would be transferred to the new section using carefully planned overnight closures ✈️ And part of the new third runway would stretch over the M25 The M25 has spent 40 years helping connect people and places. Our plan is designed to help this crucial piece of infrastructure continue doing just that. Find out more about Heathrow’s plans for the M25 ➡️ mediacentre.heathrow.com/pre… and Heathrow expansion ➡️ heathrow.com/expansion

Airports around the world are growing faster than Heathrow. Expanding capacity is key to protecting UK connectivity, trade and growth. 📈

Scottish businesses are selling to the world, and every connection matters🌍 At Heathrow, we connect products like Scottish salmon 🐟 with customers across more than 200 destinations worldwide -helping Scottish producers reach global markets quickly and efficiently. Scottish First Minister @JohnSwinney saw that connection first-hand this week, describing Heathrow as “a really smooth, effective operation”. 🎥 Hear what else he had to say ⬇️ And salmon is just one example of what that connectivity delivers for Scotland: 🌍 2.9 million passengers travelled between Scotland and the world through Heathrow 🤝 39 Scottish businesses are already part of Heathrow’s supply chain, including 30 SMEs 💷 Those partnerships generated £8m in supply chain spend last year So, what more could expansion unlock for #Scotland? Our plans could increase cargo capacity by 50% and boost UK GDP by 0.43%, with around 60% of the economic benefits expected outside London and the South East. Learn more about the potential benefits of expansion for Scotland ➡️ heathrow.com/expansion/about…

At Heathrow, extraordinary things happen every day. 📰 Our quarterly round-up #HeathrowWrapped is back, celebrating some of the standout moments from across the airport between July and September. Here’s Q3 at a glance: ✈️ 23 million passengers travelled through @HeathrowAirport, including 272,000 on our busiest day ever 🔒 98.2% of passengers waited less than five minutes at security 🧳 98.5% of baggage connections were on time ⏱️ 78.1% of departures and 78.4% of arrivals were punctual, ahead of our 2026 target of 78% ⭐ More than 95% of passengers rated their Heathrow experience as good or excellent And there was plenty more happening across the airport in our role as the UK’s gateway to growth: 📦 405,000 tonnes of cargo transported 🛫 2,500+ ad hoc temporary slots allocated for Winter 2026 🌍 40+ airlines seeking new slots We also continued investing in Heathrow, completing our Virtual Control Tower facility, a new Passenger Assistance Host Area in Terminal 2, and new facilities in Terminals 4 and 5. And that's not all... Expand the infographic below to view all the stories ⬇️

🎥 What could Heathrow expansion mean for British steelmaking? Last week, @HeathrowAirport and 7 Steel UK signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Cardiff, reaffirming our commitment to procuring domestically and providing greater confidence to invest in UK steelmaking. With expansion potentially requiring up to 400,000 tonnes of #steel, the opportunity could support reindustrialisation and skilled jobs in steelmaking communities across the country – including South Wales, Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and the North East. Hear from Thomas Woldbye, Carles Rovira, Jon Harrison, Liz Maher OBE and Paul McKenna on why this matters, as we marked the signing alongside @CommunityUnion, @cw_seswm, #Cardiff City Council and @UKSteel__. Watch the short video ⬇️ and learn more about the news ➡️ mediacentre.heathrow.com/pre…

“A national asset of supreme importance.” That’s @thetimes' view of Heathrow in its backing of our fully-privately financed expansion plans – highlighting 100,000 new jobs, a huge expansion in air cargo, and Heathrow’s unique role as the UK’s global hub airport. We agree with their conclusion: “Stasis is not an option for Heathrow”. Standing still in aviation, means going backwards. @HeathrowAirport is already full, and has been for decades. With expansion, the opportunity is huge: 🌍 More connections to the world – Expansion could increase flight capacity to 756,000 flights a year, creating opportunities for at least 30 new daily routes. ⬆️UK-wide growth – Expansion could contribute around £17bn a year to the UK economy, with a UK-wide supply chain, and around 60% of the economic benefits expected outside London and the South East. 💷 No taxpayer funding for expansion – The third runway, terminal upgrades and supporting infrastructure would be 100% privately financed, with no taxpayer money used to deliver them. 🧳 More competition and choice – New capacity would create opportunities for more airlines and greater competition. 🏗️ Proven delivery – We delivered Terminal 2 and Terminal 5 on time and on budget, alongside one of the world’s largest airport security upgrades. Read the full article ➡️ thetimes.com/comment/the-tim… And explore answers to commonly asked expansion questions ➡️ @

Who benefits from Heathrow expansion? The whole UK. Speaking to @BBCNews, Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye explains why expanding the UK’s only hub airport is a national growth opportunity 🌍 Around 60% of the economic benefit is expected to be felt outside London and the South East 📈 Expansion could contribute around £17bn to the UK economy every year ✈️ More capacity could strengthen domestic and global connectivity 🏗️ More opportunities for businesses through Heathrow’s UK-wide supply chain And there’s a strong foundation to build from: Heathrow’s existing supply chain includes more than 1,100 British businesses, with £2.3bn spent in 2025 alone. The opportunity starts on our doorstep too. More than 35,000 people working at @HeathrowAirport live in our nine local boroughs, while our direct spend with local SMEs exceeded £90m in 2024. Expansion isn’t just about making Heathrow bigger. It’s about making the opportunities Heathrow creates reach further. The link to read the @BBCLondonNews article is in the comments below ⬇️

A stronger UK hub would mean better connections for regions and nations across the UK. ✈️🌍 Heathrow’s domestic routes already support nearly £1.2bn in tourism spending and open doors for British businesses to export to the world. But with Heathrow at capacity, there’s limited opportunity to grow those connections further. As @HeathrowAirport CEO Thomas Woldbye told MPs at today’s Transport Select Committee hearing, “As a hub, we are depending on feed from not only international airports, but also local airports, so it’s in the interest of both the airlines and the airport to have those connections coming from domestic airports.” That’s why expansion matters. Additional capacity at Heathrow could create new opportunities for regional airports and connect more parts of the UK into the 230 destinations served by the nation’s only hub airport. As Thomas put it: “We work with the regional airports and we are complementary to them, and additional capacity at Heathrow will mean additional opportunity for the regional airports.” Independent analysis from @FrontierEcon estimates new domestic routes could support an additional £335m in annual gross tourism spend. Read more here ➡️ heathrow.com/content/dam/hea… #UKGatewayToGrowth #DomesticConnectivity #HeathrowExpansion