First Heathrow – now Gatwick. Runways, baby! A few short weeks after chancellor Rachel Reeves declared that a third runway at Heathrow was needed – and should be operating in a decade’s time ...

A second runway at Gatwick Airport has been backed by government, providing measures to reduce noise are put in place. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she was "minded to approve" the ...

The government has signalled that plans to bring a second runway at Gatwick into regular use will get the green light if environmental conditions are met. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said ...

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 ...

A second runway at Gatwick Airport could be approved today after the Transport Secretary insisted she is not a 'flight-shaming eco-warrior'. Heidi Alexander is due to give her decision on a ...

A decision on expanding Gatwick has been pushed back several months, although the Transport Secretary said she was "minded to approve" a second runway. The deadline for a decision on whether to allow ...

you wait 70 years for a new London airport runway, then two come along at once. Just four weeks ago Rachel Reeves gave her backing to a third airstrip at Heathrow. Tomorrow Gatwick will hear from ...