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