Archive for October, 2009

BA extends early bag check-in for all next day flights

Thursday, October 29, 2009 11:15 No Comments

Did you know that if you are flying with British Airways you can now check in your bags the day before your flight, irrespective of the time of your flight the next day?
Previously, BA only permitted check-in of luggage between 4pm and 10pm if the passenger’s flight departed before 3:15pm the next day.
Since the start [...]

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Four new routes from Gatwick this winter with easyJet

Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:39 No Comments

easyJet has unveiled a host of new services it will introduce this winter including four from Gatwick.
Up first is its Gatwick to Porto flights which start on 2 November 2009. Two days’ later, on 4 November, the Gatwick to Agadir service will take off.
On 2 February 2010 easyJet flights to Dusseldorf and Hamburg will commence.

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Public inquiry into Gatwick North Terminal expansion?

Thursday, October 22, 2009 13:44 No Comments

Will we see a public inquiry held in to the proposed expansion of the North Terminal at Gatwick?
Well, it looks like the plan to expand Gatwick’s North Terminal is on ice after the Government stepped in to prevent Crawley Borough Council from granting planning permission while it decides whether or not to hold a public [...]

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BAA announces the sale of Gatwick Airport

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 12:23 No Comments

Finally, more than a year after BAA announced that it was putting Gatwick airport up for sale, the airport operator has revealed that it has agreed the sale of the UK’s second busiest airport to Global Infrastructure Partners, which already owns London City Airport.
The sale, which is expected to complete on 3 December 2009, will [...]

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Hello world! Gatwick blog launches today

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 15:13 No Comments

Hi, this is a new take on the traditional Wordpress ‘hello world’ first blog post!
This brand new Gatwick blog aims to offer hints, tips, news and advice about travelling through Gatwick, but also cover anything to do with Gatwick, after all Gatwick is not just the airport!
If you live, work or are travelling through Gatwick [...]

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