The tower at Gatwick airport is a hive of activity. At peak times, controllers at the UK’s second-largest airport handle a take-off or landing almost every minute.
By 2030, they could be even busier: plans to build a second runway have recently been approved by the UK government, potentially raising its capacity to 80mn passengers a year.
Three other London airports are also expanding, even before Heathrow’s planned and controversial third runway, while Paris Charles de Gaulle and Barcelona’s El Prat airports have this year restarted development plans that involve expansion.
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