Britain’s second-busiest airport, London Gatwick, has been given a conditional go-ahead to expand. The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, is “minded to approve” the airport’s owners ...

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 ...

The Government has said that sustainable aviation fuel means airport enlargements do not derail net zero targets, and as such it has also backed a new runway at Gatwick's bigger rival, Heathrow.

Mace has been confirmed as main contractor for the planned £140m extension to Pier 6 at London Gatwick Airport. The extension ...

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government on Thursday provided provisional approval to the creation of a second runway at Gatwick Airport outside London if certain improvements to the plan were met, including ...

The blaze forced Britain’s largest airport to cancel or divert more than 1,000 flights on Friday and removed a linchpin of ...

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 ...

London Gatwick Airport has finished installing next-generation scanners across its security lanes, leaving Heathrow as a ...

As one of the world's busiest international airports, the full-day closure of Heathrow will have a global impact.

Britain’s Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation knocked out its power ...

At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected already, including several from US cities that were canceled, ...