A view of the Northern Runway (left), after a press conference at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport, West Sussex, to discuss plans to use the airport's emergency runway for routine flights. Picture date: Wednesday August 25, 2021.


Tyrone Gordon was sentenced to 26 years and Ryan Steadman to 20 years at Woolwich Crown Court.

Drug kingpins who smuggled £5m of cocaine in suitcases through Gatwick jailed

Workers voted to accept an improved pay offer of 10.3%, according to Unite.

Gatwick Airport strikes called off after union accepts improved pay deal

July 22nd is the second busiest day to travel, with 591 flights departing from Heathrow and 399 leaving Gatwick - and congestion expected on the M25.

One of busiest days to travel as nearly 1,000 flights leave London airports

A US couple, who regularly fly over to visit their children, had stood for half an hour in one of the queues and expected to wait at least another hour.

Angry passengers endure 'never-seen-before' queues at Heathrow

Babar Shahabi, 53, was jailed for five years following a British Transport Police investigation

Babar Shahabi, 53, was spotted trespassing by station staff who called police after he walked from platform to platform.

Man wanders across Gatwick railway tracks with bag full of heroin

The UK's second busiest airport said the work could be completed by 2029 and will align with the Government's policy of "making best use of existing runways".

Gatwick still planning to bring emergency runway into routine use

The M23 runs south from Hooley in Surrey down to Crawley and has a 70mph speed limit.

Driver accused of doing up to 200mph on motorway denies charges

A Norwegian Airlines plane lands at Gatwick airport after the runway was re-opened this morning.…


The carrier said it will operate a “simplified business structure and dedicated short-haul route network” after being badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

Norwegian cuts 1,100 jobs at Gatwick as it axes long-haul flights

A cross-party group of eleven councils across the capital have urged Theresa May to back Gatwick's bid to build London's new runway.

London councils back Gatwick expansion claim

Heathrow had its best-ever May this year, as did Gatwick.

Airports vying for new runways announce record numbers

Around 1,500 passengers were diverted away from Gatwick Airport overnight, because of a combination of fog and maintenance work.

Gatwick disruption hits hundreds of passengers

Immigration officers at Heathrow and Gatwick walk out over proposed changes to their pensions. The government say the strike's ineffective.

Airport queues avoided during strike

Flights were temporarily disrupted this morning after a hot air balloon flew into UK airspace.

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