Transport Secretary gives green light for second runway and 100,000 extra flights per year
Transport Secretary gives green light for second runway and 100,000 extra flights per year
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Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year
There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.
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Court gives airport permission to bring spare runway into full-time use
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Plans for the expansion of Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton could mean hundreds of thousands of additional flights a year.
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