AQA BUSS4 Section B Practice Question - BAA & the Heathrow Third Runway

In January 2009 the Government gave the go-ahead to BAA building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport. Subject to meeting environmental criteria, the new runway should be built by 2020, adding an estimated 400 flights a day at Heathrow and increasing annual passenger numbers through the airport from 66 million to around 82 million.  The decision was welcomed by British Airways, the Confederation of Business Industry and the Trades Union Congress, but is strongly opposed by environmental campaigners and some local community groups.

With reference to the main stakeholders in the construction of a third runway at Heathrow, to what extent do you believe that the decision is in the best interests of BAA? (40 marks).

Background reading / viewing

The Guardian - latest news on Heathrow’s Third Runway
Timeline: six years of arguments over Heathrow third runway
BAA on its corporate responsibility & airport expansion
Greenpeace rolling blog on its opposition to Heathrow third runway
BBC Video on the decision to go ahead with the Third Runway

Outline answer:

Will appear here early March 2010

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