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London's Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a rogue drone perpetrator wrought travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of Christmas travellers.
At 09:30 on 21 December, Gatwick Airport chief operating officer Chris Woodroofe described the airport as operating at "almost normal runway conditions", [11] and said it would be "back to normal" by the end of the day. [11] At 17:30, the runway was closed again due to a suspected drone sighting, [12] before being reopened at 18:23. [13]
In 2015, Gatwick became the first single-runway airport to handle more than 40 million passengers annually. [239] By 2016, EasyJet accounted for over 40% of Gatwick's total passengers. [240] [76] When ranked by global passenger traffic, Gatwick is the 35th busiest internationally and the eighth busiest airport in Europe.
Britain is bracing for its coldest night of the winter so far, with temperatures forecast to plummet as low as -20C in some areas.. Thursday will be another “bitterly cold” night and is ...
Gatwick Airport has plans to bring its Northern Runway into regular use. It has already submitted a development consent order, which is currently being looked at by the Planning Inspectorate.
Inside Gatwick is a British documentary reality show. It follows the staff, major renovation and regeneration projects and the day-to-day goings on at Gatwick Airport . It was broadcast on Sky1 from 30 August to 18 October 2011 and the programme is voiced by Ralph Ineson .
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If approved, the new runway could open by 2025 and cost between £5 billion and £9 billion, depending on the option chosen – i.e., a new runway 3,395 ft (1,035 m) south of the existing runway, a new runway less than 3,395 ft (1,035 m) but more than 2,493 ft (760 m) south of the existing runway or a new runway less than 2,493 ft (760 m) south ...