Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
Summary
Gatwick Airport will build a second runway after a court dismissed challenges to the expansion plans. The new runway, approved by the transport secretary, will allow about 100,000 more flights a year and aims to open by 2030.Key Facts
- Gatwick’s second runway project costs £2.2 billion.
- The project was approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September.
- The court of appeal rejected local campaigners’ legal challenge against the expansion.
- The second runway will be created by repositioning the airport’s emergency runway.
- Gatwick currently is one of the busiest airports with a single runway.
- The expansion is expected to add about 13 million passengers each year.
- The government plans to invest over £219 million in green fuel to reduce flight emissions.
- Luton Airport also cleared legal challenges to expand capacity to 32 million passengers by the 2040s, promising job creation and environmental controls.
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