gatwick airport news stories
Gatwick Airport has had two terminals - the north terminal and the south terminal - but only has one runway. It is the busiest single runway airport in the world, the second busiest airport in the UK (after heathrow), and in the top 10 busiest airports in Europe.
Once best known as the airport for holidays and charter flights, in recent years gatwick airport has established itself as a major international hub for scheduled services, which now account for over a quarter of the passengers who pass through this airport. Today over 80 different airlines fly in to and from Gatwick airport, serving more than 200 destinations around the world and carrying over 35.2 million passengers in 2007.
Below we have collated all of the latest gatwick airport news. Click on any of the links to find out more:
October 2008
06.10.08 Air travel slow down continues
05.10.08 London City Airport not interested in Southend; could bid for Gatwick
04.10.08 easyBus cuts Gatwick – London fares
03.10.08 Budget open new Gatwick facility
01.10.08 BAA picks HSBC and RBS to advise on Gatwick sale
September 2008
30.09.08 Virgin celebrate 10 years of Caribbean flights
28.09.08 BAA make £164m from airport parking
26.09.08 CAA backs forced BAA airport sell off
25.09.08 MAG wants trustee to oversee Gatwick sale
24.09.08 AITO calls for XL APD to be repaid
23.09.08 easyJet adds Gatwick flights to fill XL gap
23.09.08 Cheapflights call for APD to be scrapped
22.09.08 AOA say Lib Dem claims aviation under-taxed ‘wrong’
21.09.08 Pilots want enquiry after XL planes flew home empty
21.09.08 Deutsche Bank and Changi eye Gatwick
20.09.08 Liverpool Airport owner considers Gatwick bid
18.09.08 Fifteen injured in Gatwick coach crash
18.09.08 ABTA welcomes Gatwick sale
18.09.08 Suspended sentence for glamour model air rage incident
17.09.08 Gatwick for sale
16.09.08 ‘Full Emergency’ at Gatwick
15.09.08 Small travel company goes bust
14.09.08 Auditor warned of ‘financial irregularities’ at XL
14.09.08 Branson calls for collapsed airline rules review
13.09.08 XL passengers begin returning to UK
12.09.08 285,000 hit by XL collapse
12.09.08 Job loses at Gatwick
11.09.08 UK flights more punctual
10.09.08 Monarch to operate Gatwick – Tobago flights
10.09.08 Continental drops Gatwick flights
09.09.08 Chances of Zoom return ‘very slim’
08.09.08 Manchester Airport approach Virgin about joint Gatwick bid
07.09.08 ABTA urges airlines to replace old fleet to achieve cost savings
06.09.08 Air passengers getting ruder
05.09.08 Hard Rock cafe vouchers with Gatwick Express
05.09.08 CAA launch passenger survey
03.09.08 easyJet announce new Gatwick – Istanbul flights
03.09.08 Monarch passengers up 8.6%
02.09.08 Branson interested in Gatwick
02.09.08 XL financing deal ‘this week’
01.09.08 FT: Twitchy creditors threaten airlines
01.09.08 Zoom’s debts £20 - £25m
August 2008
31.08.08 XL Leisure ‘in urgent talks with banks’
31.08.08 After Zoom’s collapse, analysts say ‘worst still to come’
31.08.08 Middle Eastern investor eyes BAA airports
30.08.08 Collapse of Zoom highlights confusion over financial protection
30.08.08 Gatwick-based seat-only operator fails
29.08.08 Zoom in administration; cancels all flights
29.08.08 Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester Airport workers call off strikes
28.08.08 Emergency landing after fire on Gatwick jet
28.08.08 Zoom Gatwick passengers hit by plane problem over cash concerns
28.08.08 Holiday airlines in merger talks
27.08.08 Gatwick detention centre 'unacceptable' for women
27.08.08 Council’s Gatwick rail link concern
26.08.08 XL axe Gatwick – Caribbean flights
25.08.08 Gatwick Express disruption this winter
24.08.08 Gatwick ‘will double in size’
24.08.08 Olympic Airlines cuts Gatwick flights
23.08.08 Virgin plane lands at Gatwick after emergency
22.08.08 Chef who lived at Gatwick Airport jailed
21.08.08 Airport strikes called off
21.08.08 Flybe cut Gatwick – Guernsey flights
20.08.08 BAA ‘should sell 3 airports’
20.08.08 Sky-high oil prices ‘destroying airlines profits’
20.08.08 Talks in bid to avoid airport strikes
19.08.08 Monarch enjoy record month
18.08.08 TUI to cut capacity by 15% next summer; ground planes
18.08.08 Gatwick hotel evacuated over gas smell
18.08.08 Manchester Airport owner confirms Gatwick approach
17.08.08 Watchdog wants new Gatwick runway
17.08.08 Bidders approach BAA over Gatwick
17.08.08 Two Gatwick car parks renamed
15.08.08 Strikes planned at Gatwick and Stansted
15.08.08 Heathrow problems see first A380 land at Gatwick and movements record
13.08.08 Prescott confused at Gatwick
13.08.08 Iceland Express Gatwick – Reykjavik flights
12.08.08 London Mayor calls Gatwick managers ‘chimpanzees’
12.08.08 Cigarette smuggling pub landlord avoids jail
08.08.08 Thameslink Gatwick trains suspended this weekend
07.08.08 Rooftop protest at Gatwick train station
07.08.08 easyJet announce Gatwick – Salzburg flights
06.08.08 Air passenger growth slows to 5 year low
06.08.08 XL axe Gatwick – Knock route
06.08.08 Monarch reports record July
05.08.08 easyJet plane fire ‘hero’ quizzed
05.08.08 New call for scheduled airline failure protection
04.08.08 Holiday price war as Thomson offer accommodation for £2 a night
03.08.08 Times: 50 airlines face significant financial difficulty
03.08.08 Lib Dems call for airline check-in queue fines
02.08.08 Servisair cut Gatwick jobs
02.08.08 BA announce Glasgow Airport flight cuts
02.08.08 BA suspend Gatwick – Newquay flights
July 2008
31.07.08 Ofcom OKs mobile phones on planes
31.07.08 easyJet flight cancelled – because pilot didn’t have licence
30.07.08 UK planes ‘flying with defects’
30.07.08 Zoom add extra flights for summer 2008
29.07.08 Bomb hoax on Gatwick flight
28.07.08 Passengers at UK airports to be fingerprinted
27.07.08 BA ‘to cut short haul flights by 20%’
24.07.08 Air passenger watchdog complaints fall
23.07.08 Warning over airport staff terror threat
23.07.08 Passport strike could hit holidays
22.07.08 Gatwick air rage passenger charged
22.07.08 New EU rules for disabled travellers
21.07.08 TUI plan checked baggage fees
20.07.08 Fire on easyJet flight
19.07.08 Sit down protest at Gatwick Airport
18.07.08 Emergency landing after drunk tries to open plane door at 35,000 feet
18.07.08 easyJet launch Gatwick – Basel flights
17.07.08 New ski routes from Gatwick and Luton
15.07.08 Minister attacks aircraft tax
15.07.08 CelebAir gets set for Gatwick launch
14.07.08 easyJet to launch Gatwick – Helsinki flights
13.07.08 Virgin add Christmas Jamaica flights
12.07.08 Passengers down at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted
12.07.08 Airport delay fears prompt holiday rethink
11.07.08 Two arrested over big Gatwick cocaine find
10.07.08 Air rage man bit crew on Gatwick flight
10.07.08 Survey calls for London airport expansion
09.07.08 Jet emergency at Gatwick
09.07.08 KD Avia to continue Gatwick - Kaliningrad flights
09.07.08 YOTEL offer celebrates first anniversary at Gatwick
06.07.08 Flybe to use smaller planes on Gatwick – Guernsey flights
05.07.08 Gatwick improves punctuality
05.07.08 Portugal Airports strike threat
05.07.08 Cadogan plan business class Canaries flights
04.07.08 Iceland Express delay Gatwick launch
04.07.08 ‘Millions unclaimed by airline passengers’
04.07.08 easyJet launch Gatwick - Biarritz route
04.07.08 Passenger wins easyJet compensation battle
03.07.08 FTO lose APD appeal
03.07.08 BA launch Gatwick – Cyprus route
03.07.08 Holiday Extras to expand
02.07.08 Gatwick completes food and retail upgrade
01.07.08 Air rage passenger jailed
01.07.08 Clickair launch Gatwick – Vigo flights
June 2008
30.06.08 Guard warns of security gaps at Gatwick Airport
30.06.08 BAA launch ad campaign
30.06.08 Kellogg’s cereal bars make airport debut
29.06.08 Fears over Gatwick rail station update
29.06.08 JC Decaux to offer flight info texts in return for ads
28.06.08 ITV2 ‘readies CelebAir on the runway’
28.06.08 Dot2dot airport transfer service fails to take off
27.06.08 Summer chaos threat as Spanish airports to strike
27.06.08 Emergency landing at Gatwick Airport
26.06.08 New plane tax plans may be scrapped
26.06.08 EC seeks single European airspace
25.06.08 First Choice winter Aruba flights from Gatwick, Manchester and Birmingham
24.06.08 Thomas Cook say summer bookings strong
24.06.08 Zoom Gatwick – San Diego flights take off
23.06.08 TUI sign plane sale and leaseback deal
21.06.08 New low cost Gatwick hotel option
20.06.08 Hertz offer UK airport parking
18.06.08 Zoom passenger admits Gatwick flight air rage
18.06.08 Southern to take over Gatwick Express this weekend
16.06.08 Thomson Airways to take off next Summer
15.06.08 New Chairman for IATA
14.06.08 Emergency landing for First Choice Gatwick bound plane
13.06.08 Zoom plan transatlantic expansion from Gatwick
13.06.08 Ukraine adds Gatwick – Kiev flights
13.06.08 Gatwick parking company sponsors charity Everest climb
12.06.08 Delays up and down at UK airports
12.06.08 Thomsonfly ‘the world’s top airline for Tenerife’
11.06.08 XL Leisure boss resigns
11.06.08 Mobile phone company plans airport expansion
10.06.08 Gatwick has shortest queues
10.06.08 Gatwick monorail fixed
09.06.08 Gatwick celebrates 50 years; transit breaks down
09.06.08 Alpha airport shopping boss to leave
08.06.08 Mayor names Zoom plane
07.06.08 Monarch passengers up 8%
07.06.08 Company claims airport parking reduces emissions
07.06.08 Gatwick Hilton sign airport parking deal
06.06.08 Passenger complaints double
06.06.08 Russian airline celebrates year of Gatwick flights
06.06.08 New airport lounge programme
05.06.08 Labour committed to cutting greenhouse gasses and expanding airports
05.06.08 Canadian travel agent's Zoom fears
05.06.08 easyCar add airport parking and hotels to website
05.06.08 Fire at Gatwick car park
03.06.08 Airline industry ‘in worse state than after 9/11’
03.06.08 Monarch: fares will rise and demand will fall
03.06.08 Thomson push easyJet for top online ranking
03.06.08 BA cargo to handle Zoom flights
01.06.08 Emergency landing for Virgin Gatwick flight
May 2008
31.05.08 BAA appoint new airports manager
31.05.08 Virgin open new Gatwick airport lounge
30.05.08 BA announce Gatwick – Paphos flights
30.05.08 Superbreak offer airport parking
29.05.08 CAA onboard luggage reminder
28.05.08 Virgin celebrate 20 years of Gatwick – Orlando flights
27.05.08 48 hour delay for Monarch Gatwick bound flight
24.05.08 Dot2 add Kings Cross – Gatwick / Heathrow link
23.05.08 easyJet launch Gatwick fees legal challenge
23.05.08 Zoom launch Gatwick – Fort Lauderdale flights
22.05.08 easyJet launch Gatwick – Nantes flights
22.05.08 Plane problem sees Chelsea fans miss final
21.05.08 Flybe enjoys Gatwick – Jersey boom
20.05.08 Holiday Extras commercial director leaves
18.05.08 Study picks Gatwick parking as top choice
17.05.08 Air Europe promotes Gatwick flights
16.05.08 Gatwick security missed knife
15.05.08 CAA warn non-ATOL flight sellers of legal action
15.05.08 Aviance closing Gatwick base
15.05.08 Row over Gatwick – Guernsey route
14.05.08 Monarch flights pulled from Worldspan and Sabre
10.05.08 Gatwick drug smuggling mums jailed
09.05.08 Man died on Monarch Larnaca – Gatwick flight
09.05.08 Bird strike grounds Air Zimbabwe Gatwick bound flight
08.05.08 Arora / Accor to open Gatwick hotel
08.05.08 Delta shut Gatwick lounge
08.05.08 Teenage Gatwick drug smuggler jailed
06.05.08 Council head backs MAG Gatwick bid
06.05.08 Air Transat Gatwick – New Brunswick flights take off
05.05.08 MAG ‘interested in Gatwick’
04.05.08 Government pays over £1m for Heathrow and Gatwick airport lounges
03.05.08 International air traffic continues to slow in March
02.05.08 easyJet expects record bank holiday
02.05.08 easyJet launch new routes from Gatwick and Manchester
01.05.08 Delta marks 30 years in London
01.05.08 Monarch releases more winter flights
April 2008
30.04.08 South Africa’s Nationwide is latest airline to fail
30.04.08 20% to cancel summer holiday over financial worries
29.04.08 Spain’s Albertis interested in Gatwick Airport
29.04.08 BAR adds to plane tax criticism
28.04.08 IATA 'turning clock back 30 years' with e-ticketing
28.04.08 Gatwick policing deal agreed
27.04.08 AITO boss wants airlines included in protection levy scheme
26.04.08 Airport gangmaster jailed for tax fraud
25.04.08 Clickair to launch Gatwick – Vigo flights
25.04.08 Monarch announce Gatwick 2008/09 winter schedule
24.04.08 easyJet scrap Gatwick – Bucharest route
24.04.08 Air hostess faces £80,000 bill after failed Gatwick fall case
24.04.08 Zoom to add over 60 staff at Gatwick
23.04.08 Staff shortage means longer wait at Gatwick this summer
23.04.08 BAA break-up would revive Gatwick runway plan
23.04.08 Man fractures spine at Gatwick
21.04.08 Buyers circle Gatwick and Stansted
20.04.08 Thomson makes nutty error
18.04.08 BA announce Gatwick – New York flights; scrap Manchester service
16.04.08 New parking / traffic marshals at Gatwick
16.04.08 easyJet launch ‘early bird’ Belfast – Gatwick service
15.04.08 easyJet to fight Gatwick price rises
15.04.08 Iceland Express to launch flights from Gatwick
14.04.08 More airline failures forecast amid record fuel costs and credit crunch
14.04.08 Eurostar poll says short haul flying to become 'socially unacceptable'
14.04.08 Oasis collapse hits thousands
13.04.08 bmi to challenge Gatwick and Heathrow price rises
12.04.08 Jail for probation officer caught at Gatwick with cocaine in bra
12.04.08 Virgin highlights Gatwick Airport lounge with GMTV sponsorship
11.04.08 ERA welcomes EC carbon trading comments
11.04.08 TAP increases cabin baggage allowances from Gatwick
10.04.08 ERA to join forces with ACI
09.04.08 Oasis stops flying; in liquidation
08.04.08 Zoom announce Gatwick – Guyana flights
07.04.08 EU clears mobile calls on planes
07.04.08 IATA cuts 2008 airline industry profit forecast again
06.04.08 Snow grounds flights
04.04.08 Air Southwest Gatwick's most punctual
04.04.08 Inverness Airport arrest spoils new plane debut
03.04.08 Airport security to improve with new Boarders Agency
02.04.08 1 in 5 Gatwick weighing scales faulty
02.04.08 ABTA and FTO to merge
01.04.08 Flybe double reward points on Gatwick flights
March 2008
30.03.08 'Full emergency' at Gatwick
30.03.08 Malta welcomes first easyJet flight
29.03.08 Campaign group plans ‘fossil fools day’ protests
28.03.08 Thomas Cook Airlines to take flight from Sunday
27.03.08 Low-cost airlines want shake-up of EU air traffic control
27.03.08 Gatwick drug mule happy in jail
27.03.08 Cosmo available from airport vending machines
26.03.08 Gatwick drops one bag rule
26.03.08 In flight mobile calls set for take off
26.03.08 Study: agents websites better than airlines
25.03.08 BA adds 12 routes from Gatwick; cuts others from Gatwick, Heathrow and London City
24.03.08 Staff shortage blamed for airport queues
23.03.08 easyjet legal challenge to airport charges?
23.03.08 24 hour Dot2dot Gatwick service
21.03.08 Cosmos to resume Gatwick – Kenya flights
21.03.08 Easier transfers at Gatwick for Southwest / BA passengers
20.03.08 Over 55’s ‘causing holiday havoc’
20.03.08 UK airports ready for Easter rush
19.03.08 Virgin ad criticised
18.03.08 Problems on Flybe Inverness – Gatwick flight
18.03.08 Manchester Airport ‘plans Gatwick raid’
17.03.08 Counter-terrorism initiative at Gatwick
16.03.08 Airlines to be forced to pay up for cancellations
16.03.08 Green ‘passport’ scheme launched
14.03.08 Gatwick UK’s fastest growing airport
13.03.08 Aviation industry criticise budget APD change
12.03.08 Airlines attack Heathrow and Gatwick fee increases
12.03.08 Virgin want mobile phone check in
11.03.08 CAA announce price caps for Heathrow and Gatwick
11.03.08 Monarch makes £1m sales via PayPal
11.03.08 Gatwick drug smugglers jailed
10.03.08 Weather hits flights at Bristol, Heathrow and Gatwick
10.03.08 Virgin green initiatives criticised
09.03.08 Astraeus axe Gatwick – Canada flights; Monarch to take over
09.03.08 Gatwick Airport still running Windows 95
09.03.08 Fingerprinting at Heathrow, Gatwick and Manchester Airport from next month
08.03.08 Free Guinness on Gatwick Express for St Patrick's Day
07.03.08 UK airport ‘misery’ boosts ferries
06.03.08 £5 toll lane for Gatwick and Heathrow?
06.03.08 Flybe add Aberdeen - Gatwick flights
05.03.08 Airport staff 'first in line for ID cards'
05.03.08 Government ends airport lounge subsidy
05.03.08 German flights could be hit by strike action
03.03.08 Gatwick Airport tramp freed
03.03.08 Avis expands 3 minute promise to UK airports
02.03.08 Macquarie eyes BAA airports
February 2008
29.02.08 Dot2dot extend Gatwick transfer service hours
28.02.08 Flight eco-labeling ‘will have little affect on holidaymakers’
28.02.08 Monarch to sell through all four GDS
27.02.08 ‘Who flies where’ website launched
27.02.08 Nine years for Gatwick drugs smuggler
26.02.08 American moving Dallas flights from Gatwick to Heathrow
25.02.08 Charity says more than 40 sleep rough at Gatwick
24.02.08 BAA accused of rigging figures to hide airport delays
23.02.08 Non-dom tax rules to include airport lounges
22.02.08 Cheapflights has record January
21.02.08 Cheapflights defends aviation on emissions
21.02.08 New stay and 4 day parking package at Gatwick Sofitel
20.02.08 easyJet ‘furious’ at Gatwick charges rise
20.02.08 Heathrow and Gatwick have worst delays
19.02.08 easyJet says GB Airways load factor above 85%
19.02.08 KD Avia Gatwick – Kaliningrad flights to go daily
19.02.08 Homeless chef jailed after living at Gatwick for 3 years
18.02.08 Gatwick exercise announced
17.02.08 Gatwick cocaine couple jailed for 20 years
17.02.08 Warning after Gatwick puppy saved
16.02.08 Gatwick looks forward to further growth
15.02.08 Avis extends child seat fitting service to Gatwick and Stansted
13.02.08 General strike grounds Greek flights
13.02.08 Passengers warned of connecting flight pitfalls
12.02.08 Zoom announce two new Gatwick - US routes
12.02.08 Gatwick – Kenya charter flights resume
11.02.08 Emergency for Gatwick bound plane hit by lightening
11.02.08 NATS selects Era vehicle tracking for surface safety at Gatwick
10.02.08 Airlines ‘as ethical as arms dealers’
09.02.08 Gatwick closer to relaxing hand baggage rule
09.02.08 Sunvil switch Kalamata flight from Gatwick to Heathrow
08.02.08 Thomsonfly hold 75% off sale
07.02.08 Clickair announce Gatwick – Bilbao route
07.02.08 BA to add long-haul Gatwick flights
05.02.08 Airport parking company offers baggage advice
02.02.08 Monarch reach Gatwick – Malaga milestone
02.02.08 easyJet launch Gatwick – Thessaloniki flights
01.02.08 New flight tax to target long haul and heavy planes
01.02.08 easyJet complete GB Airways takeover
January 2008
31.01.08 Gatwick evacuated over WWII smoke-shell discovery
31.01.08 Flybe announce Newcastle flights to Gatwick, Aberdeen and Rennes
30.01.08 Protester fined over Gatwick Airport deportation action
29.01.08 Tui to shut 100 high street travel agents
29.01.08 Luton Airport flight diverted to Gatwick over engine problems
28.01.08 Airlines ‘to step up airport protests’
28.01.08 Air Malta adds summer flights from Gatwick and Manchester
27.01.08 Low cost Moroccan airline launches carbon offsetting scheme
26.01.08 Astraeus lease plane to BA for Gatwick flights
25.01.08 Europcar launch new fast-track car rental at Edinburgh and Gatwick Airport
25.01.08 Roadworks at Gatwick Airport to hit passengers getting to or from car parks
24.01.08 Man in court over weapons find at Gatwick Airport
24.01.08 Global credit crunch to have 'moderate effect' on travel in 2008
23.01.08 Gatwick Airport test bed for immigration and customs services merger
23.01.08 Thomsonfly hold 35% off all flights seat sale
22.01.08 Sterling to offer organic food to passengers
21.01.08 CAA introduces online birdstrike reporting system
20.01.08 Jet2 sale on Gatwick - Newcastle Airport route
20.01.08 Flybe records best punctuality figures on London - Jersey route
19.01.08 OFT clears easyJet's GB Airways acquisition
18.01.08 Woman fined £213 for breaking down at McDonalds Gatwick car park
17.01.08 Air traffic controllers announce green initiative
17.01.08 BA announce improved Gatwick - Caribbean connections
17.01.08 Suspended sentence for Gatwick Airport rage man
16.01.08 MP told Gatwick jobs safe
16.01.08 BAA says investment in Gatwick paying dividends
16.01.08 Monarch and BA switch web addresses
15.01.08 Flybe to take over Aberdeen Airport - Gatwick route
15.01.08 Gatwick and Manchester Airport hotels voted among the dirtiest in Britain
14.01.08 Google report reveals how the UK search for travel
13.01.08 UK airport passengers want quicker airport check-in and less queues
13.01.08 Monarch is 'the low fare airline that cares'
12.01.08 CAA says economy fears and improved rail cuts flights growth
11.01.08 New EU airport charges rules 'could increase air fares'
11.01.08 Ban on Kenya charter flights
11.01.08 Airline association welcomes baggage allowance changes
10.01.08 clickair extends online check-in to Gatwick and Heathrow
10.01.08 New weather forecasting system at UK airports
10.01.08 Astraeus co-founder resigns
09.01.08 Gatwick sex on duty police inspector sacked
08.01.08 Airports 'coping well' with new hand baggage rules
08.01.08 MEP calls for 'consistent' EU rules on airline baggage
08.01.08 Monarch adds routes from Manchester and Gatwick
07.01.08 22 UK Airports remove one bag limit
07.01.08 BAA want an extra £2 for two bag passengers at Gatwick
06.01.08 Confusion fear over hand baggage rule change
06.01.08 Emergency landing for Flybe Gatwick - Jersey flight
05.01.08 easyJet urges CAA to reject BAA bid to increase baggage charges
04.01.08 easyJet to retain one bag limit ‘to minimise confusion’
03.01.08 Monarch Scheduled carries 3.7m in 2007
02.01.08 Iron Maiden plane takes off from Gatwick
02.01.08 GB Airways summer flights available on easyJet.com
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