'At best uncertain': Economists challenge government's rationale for UK airport expansion

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More than 60 academics and economists question plans for new wave of airport expansion, as they raise alarm over likely environmental and health impacts

The government's controversial plans to expand UK airport capacity faced fresh criticism this week, as a group of leading academics and economists penned a letter challenging the government's economic...

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