Munich airport gets clearance for third runway; environmentalists fight on …
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BERLIN Munich airport, Germany's second largest and a key base for Lufthansa, won approval on Wednesday for its plans to build a third runway when a federal court rejected the remaining appeals against it.Airport expansion is a hot topic in Europe, pitting local residents and environmentalists against carriers and airports facing increased global competition. Protesters this week disrupted flights at London's Heathrow after a commission recommended the government to build a third runway there Read more [...]