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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Daniel Keane

Gatwick gets green light for £2.2bn second runway

Gatwick airport’s £2.2bn second runway plan has been given the go-ahead by transport secretary Heidi Alexander.

The West Sussex airport will move its emergency runway 12 metres north, enabling it to be used for around 100,000 more flights a year.

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