Gatwick Airport News
Nando’s set to open in London Gatwick
London Gatwick has revealed that Nando’s will open its first ever airport restaurant in South Terminal next summer. The new restaurant, which is the group’s first foray into airport dining will seat 200 guests, and create 100 new full and part-time jobs.
Google Streetview goes inside London Gatwick
Google Indoor Maps and Indoor Streetview are now available for all public areas across Gatwick Airport’s its North and South Terminals, representing the largest implementation in Europe. Using over 2,000 stitched images, Google’s Indoor Streetview of Gatwick enables passengers to take a virtual tour through its check-in areas, departure and arrivals halls, shops and restaurants meaning they can familiarise themselves with the airport before they even step foot inside.
Gatwick welcomes Norwegian long haul services
London Gatwick has welcomed Norwegian’s announcement that it will begin three new non-stop long haul services to North America from next summer. The routes include direct flights to New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderd
London Gatwick sees passenger bounce
London Gatwick saw 3.8 million passengers use the airport in July 2013 – up by nearly 200,000 compared to the prior year. Underlying growth however is closer to 3.5 per cent as more people stayed at home in the UK last July to enjoy the London 2012 Games.
Gatwick welcomes Harrods department store
London Gatwick today welcomes the opening of a new Harrods department store in the South Terminal departure lounge. Focusing on luxury fashion, accessories and jewellery, the new store offers more than 6,000 square feet of premium shopping.
Gatwick Airport announces expansion plans
London Gatwick has submitted to the Airports Commission a proposal for a second runway. Gatwick has provided a case outlining why the next runway, which would be located to the south of the current site, should be built at the London airport and believes it is the most affordable, sustainable and deliverable solution for London and for the UK.
Gatwick set to welcome 6m passengers
London Gatwick is preparing to welcome around six million passengers travelling through the airport between 19 July and 2 September for the summer holidays, with destinations in Spain remaining the most popular travel spots.
Gatwick pushes constellation model for UK aviation
London Gatwick has responded to the Airports Commission’s wide ranging questions contained within its’ Airports Operational Models’ paper, particularly on the future trends in aviation, and on the advantages and disadvantages of the hub model. The background to this is that Gatwick is putting forward a proposal for London being served by a ‘constellation’ of three of the major London airports – Gatwick, Heathrow and Stansted – each, in time, with two runways and Gatwick first in line to get the next runway.
Gatwick appoints top architect to examine expansion plans
Gatwick Airport chief executive Stewart Wingate has confirmed the appointment of Sir Terry Farrell to provide expert advice on its runway capacity plans. Sir Terry will offer specialist advice to the airport in support of its proposal for additional runway capacity and its vision for a ‘constellation of three London Airports with two runways each’ – Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted.
Gatwick reports slight loss as passenger numbers increase
Gatwick Airport has reported an increase of 4.2 per cent in turnover for the year to March 31st, up to £539 million. Combined with continued “careful cost management”, this resulted a 2.5 per cent increase in EBITDA, to £227 million, although a loss in the financial year of £29 million reflects the asset-intensive nature of the business and the continued investment being made across the airport, Gatwick said in a statement.
Gatwick welcomes first ‘hub-busting’ Dreamliner
London Gatwick has welcomed the Thomson Boeing 787 Dreamliner to the airport for the first time, ahead of scheduled services to Cancun and Phuket later in the year.
Pier 1 demolition hails new era for London Gatwick
London Gatwick today marks a key milestone in its £1.2 billion transformation as demolition commences on the airport’s second oldest pier, Pier 1.