Cameron Delays Heathrow Decision Until 2016, Sparking Anger
- Announcement put back until after London Mayoral election
- Business groups attack `gutless' government over delay
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David Cameron again delayed the decision he has been putting off for more than three years: whether to allow another runway at Heathrow Airport, and in so doing break a promise he made in 2010.
The U.K. prime minister swerved the decision in 2012 by asking Howard Davies to investigate the options for expanding airport capacity in southeast England, and ordering him not to report back until after the 2015 general election. Davies recommended expanding Heathrow to the west of London.