Churchill Airport? Plan to rename Heathrow never moved ahead
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FILE - In this 1971 file photo, singer John Lennon appears during a press conference. Newly public documents released Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 reveal that former British Prime Minister John Major was interested in renaming Heathrow Airport after wartime leader Winston Churchill but never moved forward on the idea. While Churchill never received the honor, slain Beatle John Lennon did get similar recognition from his home city: when the Liverpool airport was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 2001. It was the first British airport named after an individual.(AP Photo, File)FILE - In this June 29, 1954 file photo, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill holds his hat as he arrives at the White House in Washington. Newly public document reveal that former British Prime Minister John Major was interested in renaming Heathrow Airport after wartime leader Winston Churchill but never moved forward on the idea. Documents released Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 show that Major considered the idea in 1996 after receiving a letter urging him to drop the stupid name of Heathrow from the UK's busiest airport. (AP Photo/Charles Gorry, file)
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FILE - In this 1971 file photo, singer John Lennon appears during a press conference. Newly public documents released Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019 reveal that former British Prime Minister John Major was interested in renaming Heathrow Airport after wartime leader Winston Churchill but never moved forward on the idea. While Churchill never received the honor, slain Beatle John Lennon did get similar recognition from his home city: when the Liverpool airport was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport in 2001. It was the first British airport named after an individual.(AP Photo, File)
