Heathrow Airport create 18-site shortlist for logistics hub as part of third runway plans

Heathrow Airport has revealed a long-list of 18 locations to become logistics hubs linked to the £14bn project to build a third runway.

The list of 18 sites across the UK will be whittled down to four early next year, ahead of a start on site in 2021.

These sites are key to kickstarting the nationwide benefits that Heathrow expansion will bring – creating jobs and economic opportunities up and down the country years before the additional trade and tourism that will follow from unlocked runway capacity, Heathrow says.