Gatwick’s £2.2bn second runway would boost important long-haul flying, says airport chief

Gatwick’s £2.2bn expansion plans represent an “opportunity for us to encourage more long-haul flying,” its chief executive has said, as the West Sussex airport looks to muscle in on Heathrow’s dominance in the long-haul market. “Certainly this will be an opportunity for us to encourage more long haul flying to and from Gatwick and to [...]