Runway row - your say Have your say about the proposed second runway at Birmingham International Airport. If you would like your comments considered for use in our papers please include your full name and the area in which you live.
Heard's first year 'far from easy' Feb 1 2005
Richard Heard's first full year in charge of Britain's fifth biggest airport has hardly been the easy introduction most would wish for. more
'Sack Darling over runway' Jan 22 2004
Defiant protesters demanded the resignation of Transport Minister Alistair Darling over controversial plans for Birmingham International Airport's second runway. more
Runway threatens £40m jam-buster Dec 18 2003
A £40 million traffic-flow scheme on the M42 near Birmingham Airport may have to be scrapped if the motorway has to be widened in the wake of the decision to build a second runway. more
Runways plans will ruin tourism Dec 18 2003
The decision to build a second runway at Birmingham International Airport will devastate domestic tourism and the environment, the National Trust warns. more
We won't back down on runway Dec 17 2003
Campaigners who led a fierce two-year battle against expansion at Birmingham Airport today pledged to mount a legal challenge against plans for a second runway. more
Wolverhampton gets green(ish) light Dec 17 2003
Alistair Darling has paved the way for expansion of Wolverhampton Airport, but the extent of growth will depend on careful interpretation of wording in the Aviation White Paper. more
70,000 will be affected by noise pollution Dec 17 2003
Noise pollution from a second Birmingham runway will affect almost 70,000 people despite a series of measures to prevent it, the Government's White Paper reveals. more
Second runway proposal inflames airport protest Dec 17 2003
It will come to be seen as one of the most important decisions made on behalf of the West Midlands economy, but a second runway at Birmingham International Airport has as many foes as it has friends. more
Legal challenges now set to fly thick and fast Dec 17 2003
The Aviation White Paper represents the first rational attempt by Government to plan a strategic UK airports policy over what is, in Whitehall terms, an extraordinary long period of 30 years. more
Railways before runways, says MP Dec 17 2003
A Midland MP is to mount a legal challenge against the "flawed" decision to allow a second runway in Birmingham. more
How Rugby battled the bombshell scenario Dec 17 2003
Three hours before the launch of the Department for Transport's aviation policy consultation document on July 23 2002, I took an unexpected telephone call from a senior Government source. more
Government backs second runway Dec 16 2003
Birmingham International Airport is to get a second runway by 2016, Transport Secretary Alistair Darling announced this afternoon. more
Chamber demands second BIA runway Dec 15 2003
The Government must signal unequivocal support for the expansion of Birmingham International Airport, including a second runway, West Midlands business leaders make clear today. more
Last ditch bid to prevent second runway Dec 4 2003
Staunch campaigners who have led a two-year battle against the expansion of Birmingham airport were today launching an eleventh hour attempt to scupper plans for a second runway. more
