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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she “believes in airport expansion”, ahead of the imminent deadline for her decision on whether Gatwick’s second runway plan can go ahead.

A decision is expected later on whether Gatwick airport can expand to two simultaneously functioning runways. The airport wants to move its northern runway, which is currently only used for ...

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 ...

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 ...

A second runway at Gatwick Airport could be approved as early as tomorrow after the Transport Secretary insisted she is not a 'flight-shaming eco-warrior'. Heidi Alexander stressed she ...