Gatwick Airport has warned the government that its plans to build an extra runway could be unaffordable if it is forced to purchase up to 4,400 homes set to be impacted by aeroplane noise.

Since around 30% of Gatwick's air traffic controllers (9 or 10 staff of a total of 30) are on sick leave for a variety of reasons, including Covid-19, the measure was adopted to ”prevent as much ...

It comes as a consultation into opening a second runway at Gatwick begins. Airport bosses submitted plans in 2023 to bring its emergency north runway into full-time use, which would see an extra ...

Gatwick Airport’s south terminal has reopened after police called a bomb disposal squad and evacuated passengers to assess a “suspected prohibited item” which was found in luggage.