Gatwick Airport News
Breaking Travel News investigates: Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, Gatwick Airport
When Gatwick revealed it would rejig three major airlines earlier this year, Virgin Atlantic found itself headed to the North Terminal for the first time. Never an organisation to miss an opportunity, the carrier used the move as inspiration to renovate its Clubhouse experience, bringing what passengers loved best to its new home, while introducing a series of new flourishes to make the much loved lounge even better.
China Airlines takes off from Gatwick for first time
UK minister for international trade, Greg Hands, and the UK trade envoy to Taiwan, Lord Faulkner, have attended the launch of a new link from the UK to Taipei.
Cathay Pacific launches self-check in at London Gatwick
Cathay Pacific has launched self-check in and bag drop kiosks at London Gatwick Airport South Terminal. The automation provides a seamless, stress-free and fast check-in experience, enabling its customers to have more time to relax before their flights.
Gatwick Airport reports increase in profit for early 2017
Gatwick Airport today reported revenue of £470 million for the six months to the end of September, an increase of 5.5 per cent. Combined with carefully controlled cost management, this resulted in EBITDA up 9.9 per cent to £290 million and a profit before tax of £140 million, the airport said.
Vodafone rolls out fastest 4G speeds at Gatwick Airport
Gatwick now offers Vodafone’s most reliable network ever and the fastest Vodafone 4G speeds of any UK airport - with download speeds of up to 200 megabits per second – following a major in-building modernisation programme across Gatwick Airport’s North and South terminals.
Air Mediterranean touches down at London Stansted
London Stansted has welcomed its latest airline as Greek carrier Air Mediterranean’s inaugural flight touched down from Athens. The service is the airline’s first UK scheduled destination and will operate up to four times a week using the airline’s fleet of Boeing 737 aircraft.
Boeing to build new maintenance hanger at Gatwick Airport
Boeing’s proposed plan with Gatwick Airport to build a new aircraft hangar has been granted permission to go ahead by Crawley borough council, with full works scheduled to commence later this year.
Busiest ever summer for London Gatwick
London Gatwick has achieved the busiest school summer holidays in its history with 8.1 million passengers travelling through the airport over the seven-week period. This is a 2.1 per cent increase on 2016 and the first time Gatwick has ever reached the eight million passengers mark during the summer break.
Jamie Oliver opens The Diner at Gatwick Airport
Jamie Oliver has visited Gatwick Airport to unveil his new flagship restaurant, The Diner, a homage to great American comfort food, serving up honest home-cooked dishes in a relaxed and vibrant setting.
Norwegian to launch new flights to Chicago and Austin in spring 2018
Norwegian has announced two new US routes from London Gatwick with flights now on sale to Chicago and Austin. The announcement comes as the airline celebrates the third anniversary since it first launched low-cost long-haul services from Gatwick.
Gatwick further expands long-haul network with Taipei flights
A new service to Taipei, Taiwan, takes Gatwick’s long haul network to 60 routes – the world’s largest long-haul network for a single runway airport, and the fifth biggest of any European airport.
Gatwick Airport breaks passenger record numbers for financial 2017
Gatwick Airport today published its results for the year ended March 31st, 2017, with a record 44.1 million passengers passing through the airport over the past 12 months. This is an increase of 3.2 million passengers or 7.7 per cent on the previous year.