UK approves plans for new runway at Gatwick Airport | International

LONDON, Sept 22, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Britain's transport department Sunday approved a o2.2-billion ($2.96-billion) plan for a new runway at London's Gatwick Airport, months after Heathrow unveiled plans for a third runway, according to a government document. Such expansions are rare in Europe, where countries are split between efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the needs of the aviation industry, a strategic sector that has seen demand grow. Gatwick Airport, located south of London, is the UK's second-busiest international airport after Heathrow, and Europe's busiest single-runway air hub, with more than 43 million passengers using it last year. The privately funded plan will involve the airport moving its emergency runway 12 metres (yards) north to allow it to be...