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L'aéroport londonien de Gatwick, le deuxième plus important du Royaume-Uni, a annoncé mercredi vouloir relancer son projet de deuxième piste, malgré les incertitudes sur la reprise du trafic aérien après la pandémie.
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Stansted London shuttle: fast, direct and economical transfers for all French-speaking travellers arriving in the UK
The crossing is likely to be "a bit turbulent", warns captain Andrew Simons during a final briefing with the dozen or so passengers: to reach England from Boulogne-sur-mer (Pas-de-Calais) on the strength of the wind alone, "the tide waits for no man".
The British government approved the expansion of London's Luton airport on Thursday, a few months after giving the controversial green light to the construction of a third runway at Heathrow, the British capital's main airport hub.
