Gatwick’s new owner does not plan second runway
08.02.10
Gatwick's new owners have ruled out at a second runway at the airport for the foreseeable future, it has been revealed. New Gatwick chairman Sir David Rowlands has told local conservationists the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign (GACC) that he has ‘not a shred of interest’ in a second runway.
In a meeting with GACC, Sir David said that a new runway was not Government policy nor the policy of the airport. He added that, even if the Government started to look more favourably at the prospect of a second runway, Gatwick would have to ‘think very hard about spending £100 million to £200 million on a planning application with an uncertain decision’.
GACC chairman Brendon Sewill said today: ‘This firm statement will kill off some silly speculation, and will remove a lot of uncertainty and anxiety. GACC thanks all those who over the years have supported our campaigns against a new runway. We will remain on guard. The Government and BAA have previously ruled out new runways at Stansted and at Heathrow, only to announce them a few years later .’
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