Sunday, 21 September 2025

Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year

Gatwick Airport’s £2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander.

In the privately financed project, the West Sussex airport will move its emergency runway 12 metres north, enabling it to be used for departures of narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.

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