Heathrow's chairman has opened discussions with airlines and local landowner Surinder Arora over potential collaboration on a £49bn scheme to build the airport's third runway and a new terminal, according to The Times.
Former BT boss Philip Jansen, who became chairman earlier this year, is understood to have approached carriers and Arora in an effort to ease long‑running tensions. Early meetings began last week, with Jansen's team said to have floated the idea of partnering with Arora, who has proposed delivering the project at roughly half the cost of Heathrow's own plan.
