Campaigners oppose Gatwick expansionpublished at 08:57 BST
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Gatwick’s busy summers and plans for further expansions are not popular with everyone.
Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against the proposal to bring a second runway into consistent use.
“I don’t think Gatwick really realises the impact it has,” says Sally Pavey, who chairs the Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions group.
“It’s not just the aircraft noise, it’s the impact of all
these people going to the airport to fly out of the UK to spend money overseas.”
Peter Barclay of the Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign is part of the legal challenge.
“The amount of pollution being produced is very concerning,” he said. “And there is of course a worldwide problem of the impact of
climate change, and that is significant.”
The Department for Transport and the airport’s owner are defending the legal challenge.