UK govt considering £800m airport near Gatwick - report

Plans for an £800m (€1.2bn) airport near Gatwick are under serious consideration by UK ministers preparing proposals to meet the soaring demand for air travel, the Independent reported without citing sources.

It said the project to develop an existing private aerodrome at Redhill into a full-scale airport for domestic and European flights is seen as the only means of circumventing a ban on expansion at the main West Sussex airport.