Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
3 sources·Updated August 4, 2026
Gatwick second runway
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- Daily Mail News·14h agoSecond runway at Gatwick Airport cleared for take-off as last-ditch legal challenge rejected by appeal judges, paving way for 14,000 jobs to be created and a £1billion economic boost
In good news for the UK's sluggish economy, the new runway is expected to boost growth by £1billion and create 14,000 jobs.
Read at Daily Mail News → - Guardian Business·15h agoGatwick 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 Business live – latest updates 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…
Read at Guardian Business → - City A.M.·16h agoGatwick expansion green-lit as court throws out activists’ appeal
Work on Gatwick Airport’s second runway can get under way after the Court of Appeal kicked out a legal challenge against the expansion project. Legal appeals brought by local resident Peter Barclay and the environmental group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE)…
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