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Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
UK NewsBusiness•August 4, 2026 at 1:09 PMNational

Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airportGatwick airport is to start development of its second runway after campaigners lost a legal challenge to the plans.The court of appeal on Tuesday dismissed a bid by local campaign groups to challenge an earlier high court ruling that the scheme could proceed. Continue reading...

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport

Gatwick airport is to start development of its second runway after campaigners lost a legal challenge to the plans.

The court of appeal on Tuesday dismissed a bid by local campaign groups to challenge an earlier high court ruling that the scheme could proceed.

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