73-748: Handcross is a village in the Mid Sussex District of West Sussex , England. It lies on the A23 road 4.2 miles (6.8 kilometres) south of Crawley . At the 2011 Census the population fell within the civil parish of Slaugham . Nymans Garden, 30 acres (12 hectares) of parklands run by the National Trust , is located adjacent to the High Street, as are 20 acres (8 ha) of woodland and water gardens at High Beeches Garden. Handcross has one public house, The Red Lion (High Street), which
146-529: A 0.75-mile (1.21 km), elevated, two-way automated people mover landside. They are not connected once past security. South Terminal has 32 gates with jetbridges and 7 remote gates. The official opening of the central pier of what is now the South Terminal, with 11 aircraft stands, was on 9 June 1958. Gatwick was one of the world's first airports with an enclosed pier -based terminal, which allowed passengers to walk under cover to waiting areas near
219-636: A 12.7% stake in Gatwick Airport for about $ 155 million (£104.8 million) in June 2010. On 21 December 2010, the A$ 69 billion (£44 billion) Future Fund , a sovereign wealth fund established by the Australian government in 2006, agreed to purchase a 17.2% stake in Gatwick Airport from GIP for £145 million. This transaction completed GIP's syndication process for the airport, reducing its stake to 42% (although
292-584: A creative and self-declared, progressive authority with 9.8% social housing and 28% of its housing privately rented, Brighton and Hove . In terms of rented housing Mid Sussex at the 2011 census ranked 216th out of in terms of 327 local authorities in England. The proportion of homes which were rented as investments by non-occupants was higher than several other semi-rural districts of Sussex, with 11.7% of housing stock speculatively acquired in this way or to provide for those unable to obtain mortgage finance and 1.0%
365-542: A joint water district established in 1907. The modern district was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 as one of seven districts within West Sussex. The new district covered the whole area of three former districts and most of a fourth, which were all abolished at the same time: The new district was named Mid Sussex, reflecting its position within the historic county. All of
438-518: A lack of comparable slots at Heathrow. On 5 May 2020, Virgin Atlantic announced it would cease operations at Gatwick due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On 18 August 2020, Wizz Air announced a new hub at Gatwick Airport. Initially basing their A321 aircraft there along with additional commercial routes to Greece, Italy, Spain, and Malta operating from 22 October 2020, onwards. In September 2021,
511-462: A loan, make up more than 85% of Mid Sussex housing. Mid Sussex's residents had the lowest burden of social housing, at 0.5% of housing stock, at the time of the census, a district which is approximately 30 minutes by its fast railway services from the area with the highest such proportion covering London Bridge station , the London Borough of Southwark (having 31.2% social housing) and from
584-492: A minority administration of the Liberal Democrats and some of the independent councillors, led by Liberal Democrat councillor Robert Eggleston. The first elections to the council were held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new arrangements came into effect on 1 April 1974. Political control of the council since 1974 has been as follows: The leaders of
657-537: A new subsidiary which will be initially operated by British Airways, but will soon be managed under the trading name " BA EuroFlyer ". The company expects this to happen by the autumn of 2022. Gatwick's original terminal, the Beehive, is included within the City Place Gatwick office complex together with 1, 2 and 3 City Place. The complex was developed by BAA Lynton. Some airlines have had offices at
730-472: A proposed contract award for air traffic control services was suspended due to errors in the airport operator's procurement process, which was governed at the time by the European Union 's rules on procurement in the energy, telecommunications, transport and water sectors. Consideration of the legal case brought by NATS UK discussed whether the court's approach to resolving such cases should consider
803-526: A report about BAA's market dominance in London and the South East . On 21 October 2009, it was announced that an agreement had been reached to sell Gatwick to a consortium led by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), which subsequently also bought Edinburgh Airport in 2012, for £1.51 billion. The sale was completed on 3 December. In February 2010, GIP sold minority stakes in the airport of 12% and 15% to
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#1732798699340876-595: A second aircraft pier was added to the North Terminal. On 16 May 2005, the new Pier 6 opened at £110 million, adding 11 pier-served aircraft stands. The pier is linked to the North Terminal's main building by the second-largest air passenger bridge in the world, spanning a taxiway and providing passengers with views of the airport and taxiing aircraft. A large extension to the terminal was opened by former Prime Minister John Major in November 2011. As part of
949-424: A seven-year strategic commercial partnership between Gatwick and EasyJet , the airport proposed several changes to individual airlines' terminal locations. These would see EasyJet consolidate all its Gatwick operations in the North Terminal, while British Airways and Virgin Atlantic would swap their terminals. Gatwick believes that these terminal moves improve the airport's operational efficiency and resilience, as
1022-502: A single-runway airport although it has two runways; the northern runway (08L/26R) can only be used when the main runway (08R/26L) is out of use for any reason. The UK Integrated Aeronautical Information Package gives the Takeoff Run Available (TORA) of its main runway (08R/26L) as 3,255 m when aircraft take off in a westerly direction (26) and 3,159 m when takeoffs occur in an easterly direction (08). The documentation lists
1095-563: Is a stretch of the A23 road which runs past the village. This part of dual carriageway used to be notorious for accidents due to its being on a steep gradient, being surrounded by trees and containing a number of sharp bends, those being unsuitable for a road of its type. On 12 July 1906, a bus crashed into a tree following a mechanical failure, killing 10 people and injuring 26 in the worst road crash in Sussex history. The hill has proved to be dangerous enough to be widened and straightened by
1168-600: Is also covered by civil parishes , which form a third tier of local government. In the parts of the district within the South Downs National Park, town planning is the responsibility of the South Downs National Park Authority . The district council appoints one of its councillors to serve on the 27-person National Park Authority. The council has been under no overall control since the 2023 election , being run by
1241-419: Is available but, due to its proximity to the main runway, can only be used if the main runway is not in use. In 2018, 46.1 million passengers passed through the airport, a 1.1% increase compared with 2017. Gatwick is the secondary London hub for British Airways and the largest operating base for low-cost carrier easyJet . The land on which Gatwick Airport stands was first developed as an aerodrome in
1314-411: Is divided into 24 civil parishes. The parish councils for Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath have declared their parishes to be towns, allowing them to take the style "town council". The small parish of Newtimber has a parish meeting rather than a parish council. Hassocks is a post town but has a parish council rather than a town council. Homes owned by their occupants, with or without
1387-435: Is in use, arriving aircraft are radar vectored to intercept an RNAV ( GNSS ) approach, providing the aircraft is equipped and the operator has approval. This approach is satellite-based and is also available for the main runway. When an RNAV approach is not possible, assistance from the approach controller using surveillance radar, an "SRA approach" is available. This involves heading instructions and altitude callouts supplied by
1460-834: Is led by one of the chaplains. The Civil Aviation Authority Safety Regulation Group is in the Aviation House. WesternGeco , a geophysical services company, has its head office and Europe–Africa–Russia offices in Schlumberger House, a 124,000 sq ft (11,500 m ) building on the airport grounds near the South Terminal. The company had a 15-year lease on the building, scheduled to expire in June 2008. In 2007, WesternGeco reached an agreement with its landlord, BAA Lynton, extending its lease to 2016 at an initial rent of £2.1 million. Fastjet has its registered and head offices at Suite 2C in First Point at
1533-399: Is part of the airport's strategy to attract higher-spending business travellers (countering its dependence on European low-cost and charter markets), increasing year-round capacity utilisation by smoothing peaks and troughs in traffic. Gatwick's success in persuading these airlines to launch (or re-launch) routes to overseas destinations important for business and leisure travel was aided by
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#17327986993401606-410: Is responsible for the entire airport (including aircraft) and, in certain circumstances, aircraft in flight. The 150 officers attached to this district include armed and unarmed officers, and community support officers for minor offences. The airport district counters man-portable surface-to-air missiles (MANPADS) by patrolling in and around the airport and a separate sub-unit has vehicle checks around
1679-548: Is the secondary international airport serving London , England. It is located near Crawley , West Sussex , England 29.5 miles (47.5 km) south of Central London . In 2022, Gatwick was the second-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK , after Heathrow Airport , and was the 8th-busiest in Europe by total passenger traffic . It covers a total area of 674 hectares (1,670 acres). Gatwick opened as an aerodrome in
1752-748: Is unique among London's airports in its representation of the three main airline business models: full service, low-cost and charter . As of October 2016, these respectively accounted for 26.6%, 61.3% and 13.1% of Gatwick's seat capacity. By late 2015, EasyJet flew over 100 routes from Gatwick with a fleet of more than 60 aircraft. The airport is the carrier's largest base and its 16 million passengers per year accounted for 45% of Gatwick's 2013 total (ahead of Gatwick's second-largest passenger airline: BA, whose 4.5 million passengers comprised 14% of total passenger traffic in 2011–12). EasyJet, BA and Norwegian Air Shuttle were Gatwick's three biggest resident airlines, although in late 2020 Norwegian announced
1825-540: Is used by watersports clubs. At the 2021 census the district had a population of 152,949. The neighbouring districts are Crawley , Horsham , Brighton and Hove , Lewes , Wealden and Tandridge . The name "Mid Sussex" was occasionally used for various parts of central Sussex prior to 1974, including as an alternative name for the Lewes constituency created under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 , and as
1898-577: The American Cyanamid principles reflected in UK national procurement law or a different "balance of interests" test, as proposed by NATS, which was less likely to allow a proposed contract award where damages paid to a successful challenger might be an adequate legal remedy . Use of the "balance of interests" test was ruled out by Mr Justice Ramsey . The airport is policed by the Gatwick District of Sussex Police . The district
1971-606: The Air Traffic Controller . On both runways, a continuous descent approach is used to minimise the environmental effects of incoming aircraft, particularly at night. Night flights are subject to restrictions; between 11 pm and 7 am, noisier aircraft (rated QC /8 and QC/16) may not operate. From 11.30 pm to 6 am (the night quota period) there are three limits: Number of flights, a Quota Count system , limiting total noise permitted and no night QC/4 flights. Air traffic control services are outsourced . In 2014
2044-551: The Crystal Palace TV transmitter. Radio stations for the area are: Local newspapers are the Mid Sussex Times and The Sussex Newspaper . 51°1′14.4″N 0°8′14.38″W / 51.020667°N 0.1373278°W / 51.020667; -0.1373278 Gatwick Airport London Gatwick ( / ˈ ɡ æ t w ɪ k / ), also known as Gatwick Airport ( IATA : LGW , ICAO : EGKK ),
2117-526: The Highways Agency and the cutting of the surrounding trees began overnight in mid-2011. The project was completed in late 2014. [REDACTED] Media related to Handcross at Wikimedia Commons Mid Sussex District Mid Sussex is a local government district in West Sussex , England. The largest town is Haywards Heath , where the council is based. The district also contains
2190-744: The International Airlines Group announced that British Airways would terminate its short- and medium-haul base operations at Gatwick with immediate effect resulting in the cancellation of more than 30 routes. This came after labour negotiations regarding the handover of these operations, most of which were still suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a newly formed budget subsidiary failed. British Airways continues to serve two domestic destinations, Glasgow and Manchester alongside their long-haul network from Gatwick. British Airways has now resumed short-haul flights from Gatwick, as
2263-410: The 1970s. While continuing to dominate scheduled operations at Gatwick for most of the 1980s, BCal was also one of the airport's major charter airlines until the end of the 1970s (together with Dan-Air, Laker Airways and British Airtours ). As a result of conditions imposed by Britain's Monopolies and Mergers Commission on the takeover of BCal by the then newly privatised British Airways (BA) at
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2336-630: The 2016–17 Christmas season and to give all parties involved enough time to deal with any unforeseen issues ahead of the February 2017 half-term holidays . The relocation of these airlines was accomplished by the revised date of 25 January 2017. The following airlines operate regular scheduled flights to and from Gatwick Airport: In 2015, Gatwick became the first single-runway airport to handle more than 40 million passengers annually. By 2016, EasyJet accounted for over 40% of Gatwick's total passengers. When ranked by global passenger traffic , Gatwick
2409-436: The Beehive, including BEA/British Airways Helicopters , Jersey Airlines , Caledonian Airways , Virgin Atlantic and GB Airways . Other airlines which had headquarters on airport property (including office buildings on the site of, or adjacent to, the original 1930s airport) include British Caledonian , British United Airways , CityFlyer Express , Fastjet , Laker Airways and Tradewinds Airways . Situated to
2482-686: The British Airports Authority, owned and operated Gatwick from 1 April 1966 to 2 December 2009. The airport is owned and operated by Gatwick Airport Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ivy Holdco Limited, owned by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), among others. In December 2018, Vinci announced that it would acquire a 50.01% majority stake for £2.9bn, with a GIP-managed consortium of investors (Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Australia's sovereign wealth fund and two public pension funds in California and South Korea) owning
2555-533: The North Terminal due to the airlines' differing peak times. It was confirmed in January 2015 that British Airways would move all its flights to the South Terminal in November 2016 while all EasyJet flights would be consolidated in the North Terminal at the same time. However, it was decided in February 2016 to postpone the agreed relocation of airlines until 25 January 2017, to avoid operational disruptions over
2628-637: The South Korean National Pension Service and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) for £100 million and £125 million, respectively. The sales were part of GIP's strategy to syndicate the equity portion of the original acquisition by issuing bonds to refinance bank debt. Although this entails bringing additional investors into the airport, GIP aims to retain management control . The Californian state pension fund CalPERS acquired
2701-637: The United States used Gatwick because of restrictions on the use of Heathrow implemented in the Bermuda II Agreement between the UK and the US. The EU–US Open Skies Agreement , which became effective on 30 March 2008, led several airlines to downsize their transatlantic operations at Gatwick in favour of Heathrow. Continental Airlines was the second transatlantic carrier (after American Airlines ) to leave Gatwick after it decided to transfer
2774-414: The aircraft (with only a short walk outdoors). Another feature of Gatwick's new air terminal was its modular design , permitting subsequent, phased expansion. As passenger numbers grew, a circular satellite pier was added to the terminal building. It was connected to the main terminal by the UK's first automated people mover system. This replaced the original North Pier dating from 1962; the people mover
2847-470: The airline became the largest short-haul operator at the airport, accounting for 29% of short-haul passengers. By 2009, BA's share of Gatwick slots had fallen to 20% from its peak of 40% in 2001. By 2010, this had declined to 16%. By mid-2012, EasyJet had 45% of Gatwick's early-morning peak time slots (6 a.m. to 8:55 a.m.). By 2008, Flybe was Gatwick's third-largest airline (accounting for 9% of its slots) and its fastest-growing airline. It became
2920-467: The airport for summer 2017 are 42.1%, 15.4% and 9.4%. In terms of passengers carried EasyJet and BA were also among the five largest airlines operating at Gatwick in 2010 (which also included TUI Airways and Thomas Cook Airlines at the time) and the top 10 in 2015. In terms of total scheduled airline seats at Gatwick in 2014, EasyJet accounted for 18.36 million, more than two-and-a-half times as many as second-placed BA (7 million) and nearly five times
2993-428: The airport took place during the 1950s. The airport buildings were designed by Yorke Rosenberg Mardall between 1955 and 1988. In the 1960s, British United Airways (BUA) and Dan-Air were two of the largest British independent airlines at Gatwick, with the former establishing itself as the dominant scheduled operator at the airport as well as providing a significant number of the airport's non-scheduled services and
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3066-733: The airport's largest domestic operator, carrying 1.2 million passengers in its 2011–12 financial year on eight routes to destinations in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man . In March 2013, the airline announced that it would end operations at Gatwick, citing unsustainably high airport charges and increases in UK Air Passenger Duty . Flybe sold its 25 pairs of daily slots at the airport to EasyJet for £20 million. The latter's share of Gatwick slots increased to 44% in summer 2014; second-placed BA has held about 16% of
3139-460: The airport's slots since 2010. Following the sale of its Gatwick slots to EasyJet, Flybe continued to provide the scheduled service between Gatwick and Newquay , as a result of being awarded the contract to fly this route under a four-year Public Service Obligation (PSO), until the flight was subsequently moved from Gatwick to Heathrow Airport in April 2019. Slots left by the US carriers (and
3212-409: The airport's transatlantic airlines during the 2018 summer timetable period. EasyJet, BA and Norwegian collectively accounted for 65.43% of Gatwick's total passengers in 2016 (EasyJet: 40.37% / 17.4 million; BA: 14.39% / 6.2 million; Norwegian: 10.67% / 4.6 million). As per Official Airline Guide (OAG) data for the week of 29 May 2017, their respective international departure seat capacity shares at
3285-565: The airport. Access to airside portions of the airport is controlled and maintained by the airport's team of security officers, regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority . Brook House , an immigration removal centre of Immigration Enforcement , was opened near the airport on 18 March 2009 by the then Home Secretary Jacqui Smith . The airport is a base for scheduled airlines British Airways (BA), EasyJet , Wizz Air , and charter operators such as TUI Airways . Gatwick
3358-429: The airport. Before the sale, BAA planned an £874 million investment at Gatwick over five years, including increased capacity for both terminals, improvements to the transport interchange and a new baggage system for the South Terminal. Passengers passing through the airport are informed about the redevelopment programme with large mobile barcodes on top of construction hoardings. Scanning these transfers information on
3431-592: The areas which made up Mid Sussex were in East Sussex prior to 1974; as part of the reforms that year they were transferred to West Sussex . The change of county was not without controversy; the government's rationale for the change was that it brought the projected major economic area centred on Crawley and Gatwick Airport under the supervision of one county council. Mid Sussex District Council provides district-level services. County-level services are provided by West Sussex County Council . The whole district
3504-435: The centreline separation slightly. New technology could also be used to increase capacity on the main runway, and, in the longer term, the airport remains interested in constructing a new runway to the south. In 2023, plans were announced to expand the second runway and make it operational for regular use. The main runway uses a Category III Instrument Landing System (ILS). The northern runway does not have an ILS; when it
3577-551: The closure of its base at Gatwick. According to data from Airport Coordination Limited, these three airlines respectively accounted for 43.3%, 19% and 10.5% of airport slots in April 2018. According to this data, by April 2018 Norwegian had overtaken Virgin Atlantic as Gatwick's number one transatlantic airline by seat capacity, and BA's competitive response to Norwegian's growing commercial threat to its transatlantic business would result in Virgin's relegation to third position among
3650-520: The collapse of Zoom Airlines , Oasis Hong Kong Airlines , XL Airways UK , Sterling Airlines , Monarch Airlines , Thomas Cook Airlines , and Adria Airways ) were taken by EasyJet, Flybe , Norwegian Air Shuttle and Ryanair . Many full-service airlines have established or resumed operations at the airport, including Air China , Cathay Pacific , China Eastern Airlines , China Southern Airlines , Delta Air Lines , JetBlue , Qatar Airways , Singapore Airlines , Turkish Airlines , and WestJet . This
3723-420: The construction to the user's smartphone . In the summer of 2013, Gatwick introduced Gatwick Connect , a free flight connection service to assist passengers changing flights at Gatwick whose airlines do not provide a full flight connection service. On 15 September 2015, the service was rebranded as GatwickConnects . It is available to passengers connecting on several major airlines. Gatwick operates as
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#17327986993403796-634: The council since 2006 have been: Following the 2023 election , the composition of the council was: Four of the five independent councillors sit together as the "Independent Group", which forms the council's administration with the Liberal Democrats. The next election is due in 2027. Since the last boundary changes in 2023 the council has comprised 48 councillors representing 27 wards , with each ward electing one, two or three councillors. Elections are held every four years. The district straddles three parliamentary constituencies; most of
3869-730: The district is in the Mid Sussex constituency , but north-western parts of the district are in the Horsham constituency and southern parts of the district are in the Arundel and South Downs constituency . The council is based at Oaklands, in Haywards Heath , which was originally a large Victorian house and had served as the headquarters of the old Cuckfield Urban District Council (which had included Haywards Heath) since 1934. The building has been substantially extended. The district
3942-488: The early 1990s, BA (which it had purchased Dan-Air) began building up Gatwick into a secondary hub (complementing its main hub at Heathrow). These moves resulted in BA becoming Gatwick's dominant airline by the turn of the millennium. BA's subsequent decision to de-hub Gatwick provided the space for EasyJet to establish its biggest base at the airport and become its dominant airline. From 1978 to 2008, many flights to and from
4015-488: The end of the 1980s, Dan-Air and Air Europe assumed BCal's former role as Gatwick's dominant scheduled short-haul operator while BA continued in BCal's erstwhile role as the airport's most important scheduled long-haul operator. Following the demise of Air Europe and Dan-Air (both of which had continued to provide a significant number of charter flights in addition to a growing number of scheduled short-haul flights at Gatwick) in
4088-526: The firm's extra voting rights meant it still controlled the airport's board ). In August 2020, the airport announced plans to cut over a quarter of its employees as a result of a planned company restructuring caused by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic . The planned cuts will bring the total workforce of the airport to 1,900; before the start of the pandemic it was 3,300, however, an additional 785 jobs were cut earlier in 2020. BAA Limited (now Heathrow Airport Holdings ) and its predecessors, BAA plc and
4161-533: The first US airline to service Gatwick since the withdrawal of the US Airways service in 2013, but the massive global travel downturn placed these plans on indefinite hold. In 2021, JetBlue became the first US airline to serve Gatwick since 2013, with services to New York–JFK and Boston. On 17 September 2008, BAA announced it would sell Gatwick after the Competition Commission published
4234-476: The late 1920s. The Air Ministry approved commercial flights from the site in 1933, and the first terminal, " The Beehive ", was built in 1935. Scheduled air services from the new terminal began the following year. During the Second World War , the airport was taken over by the military and was known as RAF Gatwick . After the war, the airport returned to its civilian capacity. Major development work at
4307-447: The late 1920s; it has been in use for commercial flights since 1933. The airport has two terminals, the North Terminal and the South Terminal, which cover areas of 98,000 m (1,050,000 sq ft; 117,000 sq yd) and 160,000 m (1,700,000 sq ft; 190,000 sq yd) respectively. It operates as a single-runway airport, using a main runway with a length of 3,316 metres (10,879 ft). A secondary runway
4380-503: The latter becoming its leading provider of inclusive tour charter services. Further rapid growth of charter flights at Gatwick was encouraged by the Ministry of Aviation , which instructed airlines to move regular charter flights from Heathrow. Following the takeover of BUA by Caledonian Airways at the beginning of the following decade, the resulting airline, British Caledonian (BCal), became Gatwick's dominant scheduled airline during
4453-704: The lounge moved to the North Terminal together with the Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse as part of the airline moves that saw British Airways and Virgin Atlantic exchange their previous terminal locations and EasyJet consolidated in the North Terminal. On 9 April 2009, an independent pay-for-access lounge opened in the South Terminal. Gatwick also has a conference and business centre, and several on- and off-site hotels ranging in class from executive to economy . The airport has Anglican , Catholic and Free Church chaplains, and there are multi-faith prayer and counselling rooms in each terminal. A daily service
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#17327986993404526-568: The northwest of the airfield near the village of Charlwood , there is a museum including original items and photographs from Gatwick's history, as well as a variety of military aircraft. It is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday all year round. The airport has two terminals, South and North, with 65 total gates. Both have shops and restaurants landside and airside, and all areas are accessible to disabled passengers. There are facilities for baby changing and feeding. Business travellers have specialised lounges. The North and South Terminals are connected by
4599-933: The number offered by third-placed Norwegian Air Shuttle (3.74 million). Using data sourced from the OAG Schedules Analyser , the following changes in the respective departure seat capacity shares of Gatwick's three biggest airlines occurred from 2010 to 2015: EasyJet's share increased from 26.1% in 2010 to 42.1% in 2015; BA's share dropped from 18.3% in 2010 to 15% in 2015; Norwegian's share rose almost three-fold from less than 3% in 2010 to 8.3% in 2015. EasyJet, BA, Norwegian, TUI Airways, Ryanair , Thomas Cook Airlines , Monarch Airlines , Virgin Atlantic , Vueling and Emirates were Gatwick's top 10 airlines by share of passengers in 2017. EasyJet's acquisition of BA franchise carrier GB Airways in March 2008 increased its share of airport slots to 24% (from 17% in late 2007);
4672-519: The remaining 49.9%. The sale was completed by the middle of 2019. In August 2021, it was reported that Gatwick's operators were in talks with lenders following posting first-half-year net losses of £ 245m. In September 2023, Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford was announced as the new Chair of Gatwick Airport. On 31 May 2008, Virgin Holidays opened the V Room, Gatwick's first lounge dedicated to their long-haul leisure travellers. On 25 January 2017,
4745-438: The respective TORA for the northern runway (08L/26R) as 2,565 m in both directions. Nearly three-quarters of takeoffs are towards the west (74% over 12 months). Both runways are 148 ft (45 m) wide; they are 656 ft (200 m) apart, which is insufficient for the simultaneous use of both runways. During normal operations the northern runway is used as a taxiway, consistent with its original construction (although it
4818-431: The seasonal Cleveland service to Heathrow on 3 May 2009. US Airways , Gatwick's last remaining US carrier, ended its service between Gatwick and Charlotte on 30 March 2013. This left Gatwick without a scheduled US airline for the first time in 35 years. Before the COVID-19 pandemic , Delta Air Lines announced its intent to launch service between Gatwick and Boston in the summer of 2020, which would have made it
4891-537: The towns of Burgess Hill and East Grinstead plus surrounding rural areas, including many villages. The district includes part of the South Downs National Park and part of the designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty of High Weald , including sections of Ashdown Forest . The district contains most headwaters of the River Ouse . Its largest body of water is Ardingly reservoir which
4964-404: The use of different terminals by EasyJet and British Airways reduces pressure on the North Terminal's check-in, security, boarding and ramp areas at peak times. In addition, a terminal swap by Virgin frees up lounge and gate space for BA long-haul passengers in the South Terminal and, unlike BA's current short-haul schedules, Virgin's long-haul schedules do not clash with EasyJet's busy schedule in
5037-415: Was gradually widened). In October 2018, the airport announced that it was "exploring how to make best use of its existing runways, including the possibility of bringing its existing standby runway into routine use". One scenario would see 08L/26R used for departing narrow-body aircraft only, while the longer 08R/26L would be used for wide-body take-offs and all landings; widening 08L/26R would also increase
5110-481: Was let out to residents on either public or private shared ownership schemes, close to the national average. These figures are those of the 2011 census. In terms of television, Mid Sussex is served by BBC South East and ITV Meridian with television signals received from the Heathfield TV transmitter. Northern parts of the district around East Grinstead can also receive BBC London and ITV London from
5183-456: Was refurbished in 2010 in contemporary style. It formerly had three, the other two being The Fountain (demolished in 2012 and replaced by housing) and The Royal Oak (closed in 2020). Handcross also has a Social club. Handcross Primary School, situated at the northern end of the village recently underwent extensive building works to increase capacity. Opposite the primary school is Handcross Park School , an independent prep school. Handcross Hill
5256-403: Was subsequently replaced with a walkway and travelators . The South Terminal was temporarily closed from June 2020, and all airlines normally operating from this terminal were relocated to the North Terminal, owing to the sharp decline in passenger traffic as a result of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. It fully reopened in March 2022. During the time it was not in operation, it
5329-428: Was used as a remote filming location for the fourteenth series of the television show Taskmaster . North Terminal has 31 gates with jetbridges including three which can support an Airbus A380. Construction began on the North Terminal on land previously earmarked for a second runway in the draft plan of May 1970. This was the largest construction project south of London in the 1980s, costing £200 million. In 1991
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