January 20, 2026 8:55 PM
Environmental campaigners begin legal challenge against expansion of UK airport
A legal challenge to Britain's plan to expand Gatwick Airport, the country's second largest, began on Tuesday, as campaigners sought to block the project on climate change grounds. Britain's transport minister Heidi Alexander approved the opening of a second runway in September, hoping that converting a back-up runway into one that is fully operational will allow thousands of extra flights and drive economic growth. But campaign group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions, or CAGNE, said...