Evening Standard
Jonathan Prynn
Gatwick bosses today unveiled £500 million plans for a second runway that would boost the airport’s capacity to 75 million passengers.
Chief executive Stewart Wingate said a 12-week public consultation on the proposal would begin on September 9.
The scheme would involve upgrading Gatwick’s Northern Runway and repositioning it by 12 metres in time for an opening in summer 2029.
It is only currently used as a taxiway and as a standby for the main runway during maintenance and emergencies.
