Gatwick Airport’s £2,200,000,000 second runway expansion given go

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Gatwick Airport has had its controversial second runway plan approved, which is expected to add over 100,000 more flights a year.

The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, approved Gatwick’s proposal to transform its northern emergency runway into permanent use in a bid to boost capacity.

Flights could be taking off from the second runway by 2029, Metro understands.

The project, which will be entirely privately funded, will see the northern runway moved around 39 feet to cater for more arriving and outgoing flights, which could grow annual passenger numbers up to 80 million a year. Gatwick says the proposal will add jobs and boost the economy, but campaigners have opp