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Callum Parke

BIZARRE: Gatwick second runway expansion set to begin after court ruling - You Need To See This

Gatwick is the UK’s second busiest airport (Gareth Fuller/PA) - (PA Archive)

The development of Gatwick Airport’s second runway is set to begin after the Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ruling that the plans could go ahead.

The £2.2 billion expansion, approved by Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander in September, will see the West Sussex airport move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate around 100,000 more flights a year.

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