Officials seized the drugs after arresting eleven suspects on Saturday and Sunday.

300kg of cannabis seized at Heathrow and Gatwick Airports

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

Queues in Terminal 5 at Heathrow airport, London. Receiving compensation for airline delays or cancellations should be like getting automatic reimbursement for similar train problems, the Transport Secretary has said. Speaking to the BBC's Sunday Morning programme, Grant S

The aviation industry is suffering major disruption as a surge in demand for travel coincides with staff shortages across vital roles.

British Airways cancels hundreds more summer flights from Heathrow and Gatwick

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

Holidaymakers travelling over the Easter break are being urged to check before travel as London transport is disrupted by key station and route closures.

Easter holiday chaos as Euston closed and Heathrow, Gatwick Airport trains stop

Some holidaymakers' travel plans have been torn up as Covid causes staff shortages at one of the busiest times of the year.

Heathrow and Gatwick cancel flights in blow to holidaymakers' Easter getaways

Attiq Ur Rehman, Kashif Mushtaq and Sarbjit Chumber smuggled the drugs from Jamaica and were caught out after a lengthy operation by the National Crime Agency.

Gang used sweet potato boxes to smuggle drugs worth millions through Gatwick

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

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

 Passenger numbers fell by more than 14 million during the first six months of the year compared with the same period in 2019.

Gatwick airport expects up to five-year wait for air travel demand to recover 

Passengers and crew are required to wear masks, aircraft are regularly deep-cleaned and disinfection wipes and hand sanitiser are available.

EasyJet restarts operations for the first time in 11 weeks

The West Sussex airport said it expects post-Covid-19 passenger numbers "will return to recent levels within 36 to 48 months".

Gatwick warns demand for flights could take four years to recover

Following a number of inquiries and tests, it was found the bags of powder were cake ingredients for a vegan bakery.

‘Drug bust’ at Gatwick Airport turns out to be piece of cake

Gatwick Airport has revealed plans to widen its emergency runway to bring it into full passenger use.


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