Decision day for Gatwick expansion
Decision day for Gatwick expansion - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of the end of the day to decide whether to approve a development consent order application.
Minister says she ‘believes in airport expansion’ ahead of Gatwick decision
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday to announce whether she has decided to approve Gatwick’s plan for a new runway.
UK set to make decision on Gatwick Airport expansion
Britain will decide on Thursday whether to allow Gatwick Airport to expand, a move that could add millions of extra passengers at the country's no.2 hub and help boost economic growth. With the government keen to greenlight infrastructure projects to revive a sluggish economy,
I’m no flight-shaming eco warrior, minister says ahead of Gatwick runway decision
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander tells aviation leaders she must strike a balance between fostering growth and protecting the environment
Transport Secretary set to approve 'emergency' Gatwick runway as she insists she's not a 'flight-shaming eco-warrior'
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander is set to approve plans to bring Gatwick's emergency runway into routine use, ahead of Thursday's deadline for her decision. The Cabinet minister told aviation leaders that the planning application is "literally on my desk".
Transport minister 'not a flight-shaming eco warrior'
The transport secretary has said she is "not a flight-shaming eco warrior" ahead of her decision over whether Gatwick airport will be allowed to expand. Speaking at an industry event on Tuesday, Heidi Alexander said she enjoyed flying and valued aviation's role in the economy and growth.
Gatwick airport expansion would bring 'benefits to consumers', watchdog says
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has a deadline of Thursday for her decision on whether to approve Gatwick's plan to bring its emergency runway into routine use.
Transport minister 'not flight-shaming eco warrior'
The transport secretary has said she is "not a flight-shaming eco warrior" ahead of her decision over whether Gatwick airport ...
Bullish Gatwick boss on final countdown for new runway approval
Bullish Gatwick boss on final countdown for new runway approval - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander expected to hand down her decision on Thursday ...
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