The Government has given its backing for a second runway to be built at London’s Gatwick Airport if the project is adjusted. The airport wants to move its northern run-off strip, which is only ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday to announce whether she has decided to approve Gatwick’s plan for a new runway ...

London-Gatwick Airport has welcomed the UK government’s response to its second runway application despite its decision to ...

In a written parliamentary answer, she said: “Today [27 February 2025] I have issued a ‘minded to approve’ letter for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway Development Consent Order (DCO ...

The Civil Aviation Authority made the comments as it announced support for the West Sussex airport's proposed new commitments over the next four years ...

Gatwick airport's expansion plan involves bring its emergency runway into routine use. Here the PA news agency answers 14 key questions about the project. – How many runways does Gatwick have? READ ...

Opponents of Gatwick expansion have accused the airport of trying to open “a new runway on the cheap”. The group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) claims the West Sussex ...

The second runway would allow Gatwick to almost double its capacity to around 75 million passengers by the late 2030s, with traffic reaching 80 million by 2047. The £2.2bn expansion will be ...