The Scottish government has backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow , claiming the move would create 16,000 jobs in Scotland . Commitments on jobs, the possible use of Heathrow airport airport as a logistics hub, and a decrease of £ 10 per passenger on landing charges for flights between Heathrow and Scotland will be included in a memorandum of understanding to be signed by Heathrow and the Scottish government today . Environmental campaigners dismissed the move as “a disaster for climate change”. A series of commitments, including on jobs, investigating the use of Glasgow Prestwick airport as a potential site for a logistics hub for building the third runway, and a reduction of £10 per passenger on landing charges paid by airlines operating services from Heathrow to Scotland, will be included in a memorandum of understanding signed between London Heathrow airport and the SNP government on Monday. There is speculation that the Heathrow government could back Heathrow expansion within today .
The Scottish government has backed plans for a third runway at Heathrow , claiming the move would create 16,000 jobs in Scotland . Commitments on jobs, the possible use of Heathrow airport airport as a logistics hub, and a decrease of £ 10 per passenger on landing charges for flights between Heathrow and Scotland will be included in a memorandum of understanding to be signed by Heathrow and the Scottish government today . Environmental campaigners dismissed the move as “a disaster for climate change”. There is speculation that the Heathrow government could back Heathrow expansion within today .