Positive step forward for London Gatwick Airport’s second runway operations
UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has announced that she is ‘minded to approve’ the plans for expansion at London Gatwick Airport which includes making use of the standby runway for dual runway operations.
The project could allow more than 100,000 extra flights a year at the West Sussex airport by allowing the use of their second runway. London Gatwick Airport estimates that an additional runway would create more than 14,000 jobs and generate £1 billion (€1.2 billion) a year in economic benefits.
A final decision is expected by 27 October.
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