Gatwick Airport

eTurboNews | eTN This past weekend, 159 flights were cancelled just at Gatwick Airport with EasyJet accounting for half of the flights cancelled with 80 trips off the tote boards on Sunday.…

All international passengers will soon have to test negative for Covid-19 before travelling to the UK under new government plans

The North Terminal at London’s Gatwick Airport is to reopen next Monday 15 June to coincide with the return of easyJet.  Full details  in Business Travel News when it is published that…

To tide it over difficult times Gatwick Airport has secured a £300m loan with a consortium of banks loan to ensure its investment grade rating is maintained Business Travel News reports…

This holiday season (from 18 December 2019 to 2 January 2020), ABTA estimates that five million UK passengers are heading abroad. Millions of people will be leaving the country through the…

Gatwick has signed a framework contract with Stanley Robotics and it will be the first UK airport to trial robots that valet park passengers’ cars. The trial will run from the second…

This week, we see airlines and airports investing in various technology to continuously improve travel experience. We also see road transportation companies take great strides to develop…

RwandAir will launch the first non-stop flight from the UK to Rwanda. The route will operate from May 26, three times a week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, from London Gatwick to…

Gatwick Airport is set to experience its busiest Easter on record this year with 2.8 million passengers forecast to travel through the airport during the school holiday period,  +9.2% on…

Gatwick Airport achieved an impressive 3.0 million passengers travelling through the airport this February, +9.9% on 2016.  Long-haul routes continue their booming growth at Gatwick,…

Gatwick has become the first airport in the UK to use the ‘Learn Live’ streaming platform to broadcast information to students thinking about pursuing a career at the airport. The Learn…

Gatwick Airport has announced vacancies for more than 1,000 seasonal summer jobs, further demonstrating the airport’s commitment to boosting employment in the local community. The…

Tim Norwood – the man who secured planning consent for Hinkley Point C, the UK’s first new nuclear power station for a generation - is to become Gatwick’s new Chief Planning Officer, the…

Gatwick Airport has increased its lead as the world’s most efficient single-runway airport – with 43 million passengers now travelling through the airport each year.  This new annual…

Gatwick Airport has appointed Stephen King to the position of Head of Airline Relations. In his new role Stephen will be responsible for developing Gatwick’s existing airline…

 Sir David Higgins will become chairman of Gatwick Airport from 1 January 2017 replacing Sir Roy McNulty, who will remain on the Board as Deputy Chairman.  Sir David is Chairman of…

Thirty-one exceptional projects across Kent, Surrey and Sussex have become the first recipients to be awarded £150,000 in grants from the newly established Gatwick Foundation Fund. The…

Gatwick has announced its biggest-ever annual investment in development projects at the airport.  The investment of £250 million for the forthcoming financial year is part of the…

Ahead of the meeting to decide the potential location of UK’s next runway, Gatwick chairman Sir Roy McNulty has written to the members of the Economic and Industrial Strategy (Airports)…

Portuguese airline TAP has announced an increase in the number of weekly flights operating from London Gatwick to Lisbon and Porto, as part of its Winter operations timetable which will…

Chinese carrier Tianjin Airlines is celebrating the launch of its first flight from the UK to China which departed from Gatwick on Saturday. The service departs from London Gatwick and…

Building on a successful partnership at Gatwick Airport, independent airline group Monarch has chosen lounge operator No1 Lounges as its preferred lounge supplier at Birmingham Airport.…

Portr, the London based travel-tech start-up has announced that AirPortr, its same day luggage delivery service, has partnered with Gatwick Express.  Passengers travelling through…

Gatwick has become one of the few organisations in the UK to be awarded triple certification to Carbon Trust Standard for reducing carbon emissions and water use, and improving waste…

Redefine|BDL Hotels has announced that Hampton by Hilton London Gatwick Airport – North Terminal has joined the management company’s portfolio.  The property, which boasts 192 rooms…

The first new Thameslink trains serving Gatwick Airport are on track to begin service from Spring 2016 on the Brighton to Bedford line, the manufacturer Siemens has announced.  From…

Norwegian is offering lounge access and improved in-flight service to its customers with premium tickets on intercontinental routes.  The improved service includes access to airport…

Both Heathrow and Gatwick airports have reported July this year as their busiest month in history as the summer getaway commenced. Heathrow saw 6.97 million people use the airport…

Gatwick Airport has changed some of its air traffic control services away from NATS to Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS). The airport is expected to sign a 10-year contract later this…

Gatwick Airport has opened a public consultation on its second runway options. The airport is gathering the opinions of local residents by an online form, by post or in person at 16…

Technology-driven hotel brand BLOC has opened a new hotel at Gatwick’s South Terminal. The new hotel has 245 rooms and allows guests to control their entire stay with their phone or…

easyJet has signed a new seven-year deal with Gatwick under the airport’s new ‘commitments’ framework. The deal will see the low-cost carrier increase its slots at the Sussex airport…

Garuda Indonesia has postponed direct flights between London and Jakarta, with the service to run through Amsterdam instead this summer. Despite healthy sales for the route the…

Saudi Arabian low-cost carrier flynas has announced new flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to Jeddah.  The new routes will launch on 8 April and 2 May respectively, both…

Gatwick Airport has set aside GBP30 million in funds to stop future potential floods following an internal review into the flooding on Christmas Eve. The airport has accepted all…

Flybe has doubled the number of weekly flights it offers from Newquay to Gatwick after rail links were destroyed by the extreme weather conditions this week. The airline is now…

Heathrow Airport will be forced to cut its airline charges by 1.5% as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) looks at ways to balance competition at London’s airports. Charges will fall…

Gatwick Airport will get its first Airbus A380 service this year thanks to Emirates. A 489-seat A380 will increase capacity to Dubai by 36% when it is introduced on 30 March 2014,…

Howard Davies suggestions for airport expansion have a lenience towards a third and potential fourth runway at Heathrow to cope with on-going demand, according to reports this morning.…

easyJet has announced it will launch flights from Gatwick to Tel Aviv from 1 April 2014. The services will be the airline’s third route into the Israeli city in addition to its…

Gatwick Airport has secured a seven year deal with Norwegian to settle more new routes in the future. The new commercial deal will build on the airline’s new base from the UK airport,…

Gatwick Airport has posted a 10.7% increase in turnover in its half-year results thanks mainly to increased short-haul services. New routes from Norwegian, easyJet and Turkish…

easyJet posted a 50.9% increase in pre-tax profits for the year up to 30 September, its third consecutive year of growing profit. The airline registered GBP478 million in pre-tax…

easyJet has announced 10 new routes for summer 2014. The carrier will add services from Gatwick to Newcastle, Brittany, Paris and Jersey; as well as Belfast International to Bordeaux…

Gatwick Airport is posting the strongest passenger growth for Norwegian, as the airline announced a pre-tax profit of NOK604m (GBP63m) in its Q3 results. The figure was lower than…

Norwegian has announced three new long-haul routes from Gatwick to the USA. The carrier will launch services from the Sussex airport to New York (JFK), Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale…

Updated 16.20 Wednesday 16 October  A powercut in Gatwick’s South Terminal has caused disruption on flights and airport services today (16 October). The outage started around three…

Instagram is one of the biggest-growing social media websites, with Gatwick Airport now hoping to continue its success on the site with a new staff initiative. The airport has given…

Gatwick Airport’s flights were fuller than rival Heathrow during August this year, new figures have revealed. The West Sussex airport recorded a load factor of 89.4% during the…

UK flight punctuality improved 3% in the second quarter of this year compared to the same quarter in 2012, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced. Around 81% of scheduled…

The owner of Stansted airport, Manchester Airports Group (MAG), has submitted its expansion plans to Sir Howard Davies’ Airports Commission.  The plans include a GBP10 million four…

Gatwick Airport has asked the Airports Commission to consider a ‘constellation’ approach to capacity problems in the south east and create a level playing field in the process. The…

Gatwick Airport has posted a record June for load factors and passenger traffic ahead of the key summer months. The airport has seen a 3.3% increase in passengers during June with…

easyJet has confirmed it will retain flights between Inverness and Gatwick and even boost capacity on the route. The low-cost carrier is to add a morning and evening departure from…

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) has commenced its double daily flights from London to Kiev. The services depart from Gatwick on a Boeing 737 with a two-cabin layout and has been…

The Scottish Passenger Agents’ Association’s (SPAA) president has voiced concern over the future of flights between Inverness and Gatwick following Flybe’s slot sale to easyJet. Kevin…

Flybe has confirmed it has sold its Gatwick slots to easyJet. The carrier has sold its entire 25 slots for GBP20 million to easyJet, with Flybe to continue its services on routes from…