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Airlines come out in favour of Heathrow expansion in UK
In its closing submission to the Airports Commission today, the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK, representing over 70 airlines, has stated that expansion at Heathrow is the right solution to drive the UK’s economy. At the same time, UKinbound is calling upon the Airports Commission to recommend the development of additional runways at both Gatwick and Heathrow to boost tourism.
UK government backs Gatwick Airport rail development
Gatwick Airport has released new images of its new rail station, on the day that government minister, Penny Mordaunt, announced £10 million of funding to secure the redevelopment of the transport hub. The £120 million redesign will transform the station and passenger experience, with work scheduled to start in 2017 and complete in 2020. The £10 million announced today by the department for communities and local government minister was funding that the Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership will put toward the station’s redevelopment.
Gatwick reorganises terminal operations as airport grows
Gatwick Airport has conducted a strategic review of its terminal operations and has announced a plan to operate airlines out of single terminals in the future, as part of its bid to ease passenger journeys and simplify operations. Gatwick’s two largest carriers, easyJet and British Airways are the first to announce moves, with easyJet consolidating its operations out of the North Terminal, instead of being spread across both South and North, and British Airways moving its operation to the South Terminal.
Second council withdraws support from Gatwick expansion
Seemingly interminable wrangling over the future of aviation capacity in the UK hit a new low earlier, with a second county council withdrawing support from the proposed expansion of London Gatwick Airport. Bowing to pressure from local residents, West Sussex Council voted by 37 to 26 to reverse a decision taken in July 2014 to support the expansion.
Gatwick’s plans to build worlds most efficeint airport
An expanded Gatwick would be the world’s most efficient two-runway airport - flexible and responsive to meet the changing needs of passengers and airlines - as new images and an animation produced by Sir Terry Farrell released today show.
London Gatwick reports record passengers in 2014
Gatwick recorded its busiest ever year in 2014 with 38 million passengers – a 7.6% increase. The growth was driven across a range of markets, underlining Gatwick’s case for expansion as the airport that would benefit the widest range of passengers, travel and airline models.
Virgin Atlantic flight makes ‘non-standard’ landing at Gatwick
A Virgin Atlantic flight with 447 passengers and 15 crew has landed safely at London Gatwick Airport after discovering a potential problem with its landing gear. Flight VS43 had departed for Las Vegas earlier when it was forced to return to London. After circling over the Bristol Channel for several hours to burn off fuel, the plane made a safe, but bumpy, landing at London Gatwick.
Gatwick launches Amadeus’ Airport-Collaborative Decision Making Portal
London Gatwick Airport will become the first to implement Amadeus’ cloud-based Airport-Collaborative Decision Making Portal to improve collaborative decision-making processes. Gatwick is now one of a forward-thinking group of airports to join the European-wide A-CDM standard, with airports such as Munich, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Madrid and Zurich.
London airports claim momentum following latest commission consultation
The interminable examination of airport capacity in the south-east of the United Kingdom reached a new stage earlier, with both London Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport claiming momentum. As the Airports Commission opened a three week public consultation on its latest research, Heathrow claimed expansion there would deliver more “economic benefits” and jobs to the UK, while Gatwick claimed Londoners would rather see a second runway built there.
Gatwick reports record passenger growth in October
Gatwick achieved its twentieth successive month of growth in October, with more than 3.3 million passengers flying through the airport. This was 7.8% up on last year, representing an additional 241,000 passengers, and Gatwick’s busiest ever October.
Govia deal set to revolutionise rail connections to Gatwick
The launch of Govia’s Thameslink and Great Northern rail services - the UK’s largest rail franchise - is another crucial milestone in the transformation of rail services to Gatwick Airport. Brand new Gatwick Express and Thameslink trains, better stations, and more reliable services will connect even more people to the heart of London, south-east England and key regional centres north of capital.
Summer success for Gatwick Airport in London
Gatwick Airport broke a series of records in August 2014, with the airport having its busiest month in its entire history with 4.362 million people choosing to fly through it on leisure and business trips. This was 8.2 per cent up on August 2013, representing an additional 330,300 passengers. The airport also handled the take-off and landing of 906 planes in a single day on August 29th, making it by far the most efficiently operated single runway airport in the world.