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ADDITIONAL runways could be built at Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham, East Midlands, Edinburgh or Glasgow airports under plans put forward by the Government.

 The proposals aim to meet a massive increase in demand for flights over the next 30 years.

The Government estimates the UK may need the capacity to handle 500 million passengers a year, up from 180 million, by 2030.

To meet this demand, a new runway could be built at Heathrow, three more at Stansted and whole new airport built in Kent.