Minister has ‘set out path to approving’ Gatwick expansion – source

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has ‘set out a path to approving’ Gatwick airport’s expansion project, a Government source said (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Wire)

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has “set out a path to approving” Gatwick Airport’s expansion project, a Government source has said.

This comes after the Planning Inspectorate initially rejected the West Sussex airport’s application to bring its emergency runway into routine use.