Gatwick Airport has cleared another hurdle in its plans to bring about a multi-billion-dollar proposal for a second runway. The plan, which was approved in September, will see Gatwick’s North Runway moved to allow for more flights and create two functional runways at the airport. In June, opponents to the plan had their arguments dismissed by the UK’s High Court, but they applied to the Court of Appeal for the right to challenge the ruling. This morning, two judges rejected the bid, clearing the path for the plan to proceed. Gatwick Chief Executive Pierre-Hugues Schmit said: “Today’s Court of Appeal decision to comprehensively reject the legal challenges brought by the two campaign groups opposing London Gatwick’s Northern Runway Project, confirms, yet again, that the September 2025 decision by the Secretary of State for Transport to approve the Northern Runway Project was taken properly and lawfully. We are also very pleased that this ruling, from senior Court of Appeal Judges, brings to an end an eight-year planning and legal process which has carefully tested and scrutinised every aspect of our expansion plans on multiple occasions.
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