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Gatwick's £2.2 Billion Runway Challenge Set for 2026

12/10/2025

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A legal challenge to Gatwick Airport's second runway will be heard in January 2026.
The £2.2 billion project, approved in September, would relocate the emergency runway and add about 100,000 flights annually.
Communities against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) brought the challenge.
The Department for Transport and Gatwick Airport Limited oppose it, and the four-day hearing starts January 20, 2026.

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A legal challenge to Gatwick Airport's second runway will be heard in January 2026.
The £2.2 billion project, approved in September, would relocate the emergency runway and add about 100,000 flights annually.
Communities against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) brought the challenge.
The Department for Transport and Gatwick Airport Limited oppose it, and the four-day hearing starts January 20, 2026.