内容摘要：Jorge Vallejo, chef and owner of the Quintonil restaurant, poses for a portrait in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Jorge Vallejo, chef and owner of the Quintonil restaurant, poses for a portrait in Mexico City, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said in a written statement that she was “minded to approve” the expansion, which would involve moderately moving Gatwick’s northern standby runway used for planes to taxi or as a backup.The original Gatwick project, which was rejected but then revised by planning inspectors, means that the final approval may be delayed by nine months.

Under the new plan, Gatwick will have to ensure at least 50% of passengers traveling to and from the airport do so by public transport and take steps to mitigate noise.Gatwick, which is about 40 miles (65 kilometers) south of London and serves more than 40 million passengers a year, is the country’s busiest single-runway airport, and second-busiest overall behind London’s Heathrow Airport.Under the plan, Gatwick will have to move the current emergency runway 12 meters (39 feet) north away from the main runway in order to meet international safety standards. That would allow it to be used for departures of narrow-bodied planes such as Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s.

The project, which will be funded privately, is expected to cost 2.2 billion pounds ($2.8 billion), could be completed by the end of the decade, if construction begins later this year.The expansion would allow it to cater for another 100,000 flights a year, taking capacity up to more than 380,000. It’s projected to create 14,000 new jobs and generate 1 billion pounds ($1.26 billion) in annual economic benefits to the country.

Gatwick, which is majority-owned by France-based VINCI Airports, has until April 24 to formally respond to the new proposals, while Alexander is expected to make a final decision shortly after that date, although a deadline has been extended to Oct. 27.

Gatwick CEO Stewart Wingate welcomed Thursday’s announcement, saying that the airport will “engage fully” in the extended process for a final decision.. When Swiatek told him Rybakina didn’t argue about the original ruling, Nouni replied: “It’s my responsibility to check it.”

Said Swiatek: “I just refocused immediately. It wasn’t such a big deal for me.”Howard Fendrich has been the AP’s tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here:

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