Stansted Airport
Stansted to expand
14-Oct-08
BAA Stansted is allowed to grow the London airport on its existing single runway following the independent public inquiry held last year.
The decision by the Secretaries of State for Transport and Communities and Local Government will allow Stansted to serve up to 35 million passengers a year and increase air traffic movements to 264,000 a year.
Stansted's managing director, Stewart Wingate, said: "We are naturally delighted that the Secretaries of State have granted permission for the next phase of growth at Stansted.
"We will now be studying the full detail of the decision, including the independent Planning Inspector's report before commenting further."
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