Campaigners denied appeal over Gatwick expansion

📰 source: bbc_business · 💼 business

campaigners against gatwick airport's two-runway expansion lost their bid to take the legal fight to the court of appeal on tuesday. peter barclay and communities against gatwick noise emissions (cagne) had argued the government failed to properly assess the climate impact of the scheme. the £2.2bn plan will move the west sussex airport's emergency runway 12m north to allow 100,000 more flights a year.

lord justice holgate and lord justice dove dismissed the appeals, saying each ground was unarguable and neither appeal had a real prospect of success. they called the earlier ruling detailed and thorough. gatwick ceo pierre-hugues schmit said the decision ends an eight-year planning and legal process and lets the project move into the design and delivery phase. cagne said residents should be immensely proud of holding gatwick's shareholders to account.

why it matters: court ruling clears way for gatwick's £2.2bn expansion, adding 100,000 flights and boosting uk airport capacity, but angering climate campaigners.

source: bbc_business
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