The British government announced its support Thursday for a controversial third runway at London’s chronically overcrowded Heathrow Airport, setting the stage for a battle royale with a host of expansion opponents.

The British government will announce Thursday that it has approved construction of a controversial third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport, according to a government official.

The British government has decided to approve a new runway for congested Heathrow Airport despite widespread opposition from environmentalists and lawmakers.

The British government will approve plans to add a controversial third runway to London’s chronically congested Heathrow Airport, the British Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday.

Greenpeace says it bought a small plot of land within a site proposed for a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport in hopes of blocking the project.

An expansion of London’s Heathrow airport shouldn’t be authorized without proof major improvements can be made in cutting pollution, Environment Minister Hilary Benn was quoted as saying Sunday.

Britain says it has delayed its decision on whether to build a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport.

Nearly 40,000 travelers will remember U.S. President George W. Bush’s stopover in London. Their flights were canceled or delayed at Heathrow Airport to accommodate him, according to British Airways.BAA, the airport owner, confirmed Tuesday that 32...

British Airways postponed the transfer of most long-haul flights to Heathrow’s problem-plagued Terminal 5 to ensure it can handle the extra passengers and baggage.The delay puts the carrier more than a month behind schedule. It had planned to switch...

Passengers faced more travel misery at London’s Heathrow airport on Sunday after heavy snow and continued baggage-handling problems led to further cancellations and delays.The airport operator, BAA, said that 185 flights into and out of the airport were..