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Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airportBusiness live – latest updatesGatwick 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...

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The Guardian
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

£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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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent.

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