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17/10/2012
Plans Submitted For Second Gatwick Runway
Work will begin on detailed plans for a second runway at Gatwick airport, which would double annual capacity to 70 million passengers, bosses have said.
The airport's owners say they will scrutinise the options to develop the site up to 2020 and beyond.
The plans will now be put to an independent aviation commission led by former Financial Services Authority boss Sir Howard Davies.
Campaigners however fear expansion will raise noise levels and harm the environment.
Under a legal agreement signed in 1979, no runway will be built before 2019.
However Gatwick bosses believe additional "capacity and flexibility" would help ensure London's airports provide south-east England with the connectivity needed.
Chief executive Stewart Wingate said: "Over the last three years we have transformed the airport, invested around £650m and have a strong track record for delivering key routes to growth markets," he said.
"However, we must now look to the future when Gatwick will become full and outline its long-term role in ensuring London has an efficient and resilient airport system that creates the crucial connectivity London and the UK needs."
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The airport's owners say they will scrutinise the options to develop the site up to 2020 and beyond.
The plans will now be put to an independent aviation commission led by former Financial Services Authority boss Sir Howard Davies.
Campaigners however fear expansion will raise noise levels and harm the environment.
Under a legal agreement signed in 1979, no runway will be built before 2019.
However Gatwick bosses believe additional "capacity and flexibility" would help ensure London's airports provide south-east England with the connectivity needed.
Chief executive Stewart Wingate said: "Over the last three years we have transformed the airport, invested around £650m and have a strong track record for delivering key routes to growth markets," he said.
"However, we must now look to the future when Gatwick will become full and outline its long-term role in ensuring London has an efficient and resilient airport system that creates the crucial connectivity London and the UK needs."
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