Luton airport allowed to double capacity after UK government overrules planners
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6WCBY)
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander grants consent to London's fourth-biggest airport to allow potential 32m passengers a year
Luton airport will be allowed to almost double in capacity after the government overruled planning inspectors who recommended blocking the scheme on environmental grounds.
The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, granted a development consent order for the airport's plans to expand its perimeter and add a new terminal, allowing for a potential 32 million passengers a year.
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