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24 hours beneath the Heathrow flight path
The government will announce next week whether it would prefer to expand Heathrow or Gatwick airport, with Heathrow widely expected to get the go-ahead for a third runway. However, a final decision will not be made until 2017-18.
For those living near the airport, it would mean further noise disruption.
BBC reporter Divya Talwar has spent 24 hours with a family in Hounslow, west London, beneath the Heathrow flight path.
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