Gatwick Airport Gets Government Approval For Second Runway

plane taking off at LGW

Gatwick is currently the busiest single-runway airport in Europe.

Credit: Henry Nicholls/Getty
The UK’s second-busiest airport, London Gatwick (LGW), has won long-awaited government approval for the £2.2 billion ($3 billion) northern runway project that will see its second runway brought into use. The unlocking of the second runway will allow LGW to accommodate up to 80 million passengers per...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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