The Government has approved Luton Airport's plan to expand. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said she has approved proposals for the London airport to expand, despite the Planning Inspectorate recommending she reject it over environmental concerns.
The decision had already been delayed three times, with nine months added to the process.
Luton Rising, which runs the project and the airport - which disowned by Luton Borough Council - says growing the airport will create 6,100 jobs and pump £900m a year into the economy.
The proposals will see the airport's capacity increase to 32 million passengers a year, which could boost revenue generated by the airport by 81%.
The airport is located just outside the "Oxford/Cambridge corridor" - an area of the country the government is keen to turn into the UK's Silicon Valley, attracting high tech investment.
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