CAMPAIGNERS lost High Court challenges today over the expansion of Gatwick Airport.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the £2.2 billion scheme in September, which would move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate about 100,000 more flights a year.Campaigner Peter Barclay and Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) took legal action against the Department for Transport (DfT) over the decision, arguing that the government did not properly assess the climate impacts.

CAMPAIGNERS lost High Court challenges today over the expansion of Gatwick Airport.

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander approved the £2.2 billion scheme in September, which would move its emergency runway 12 metres north to accommodate about 100,000 more flights a year.

Campaigner Peter Barclay and Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (Cagne) took legal action against the Department for Transport (DfT) over the decision, arguing that the government did not properly assess the climate impacts.

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