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London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

Gatwick Airport is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow. Located south west of London near the town of Crawley, London Gatwick has one operational runway and two passenger terminals.

Of all the London airports, Gatwick is unique in its provision of the three main business models: full service, no frills and charter.

Gatwick’s three main resident airlines are British Airways, EasyJet and Norwegian.

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How did Britain’s airport fare against the Beast from the East?

2 March 2018 | By International Airport Review

British readers will be well aware of chaos the Beast from the East has wrought on the UK roads, but how did airports perform in a country that seldom sees extreme weather?

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Gatwick welcomes two additions to its Executive Management Board

2 March 2018 | By International Airport Review

The UK’s second largest airport, London Gatwick, has announced two new appointments that aim to continue its commitment to quality services. Lesley Hall has been appointed as Environment, Health and Safety Director (EHS), while Bronwen Jones has been promoted to Development Director.

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Gatwick arrivals contributed £4.7 billion to UK economy

1 March 2018 | By International Airport Review

Foreign visitors arriving at Gatwick spent over 40 million nights in the UK in 2017 and contributed £4.7 billion to GDP and supported 93,000 jobs

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Transforming the airport experience using innovative technology

26 February 2018 | By Raoul Cooper (BA)

For International Airport Review, Raoul Cooper, Airport Transformation Design Manager for British Airways, takes a look at the latest innovative technology deployed by the UK’s largest global airline at terminals to help transform the airport experience for its customers.

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Gatwick the ‘first major airport’ to introduce cloud-based flight info display

20 February 2018 | By International Airport Review

More than two years after deciding to develop cloud-based FIDS in line with the its cloud migration strategy, Gatwick Airport's new system has gone live.

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Airfare Big Data: What’s in it for your airport? Network monitoring & route development new source of insight

9 February 2018 | By Infare

Airfare data is highly relied upon by airlines for pricing activities and route profitability studies.

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Gatwick to Heathrow in five minutes and no third runway – Hyperloop CEO

16 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

Strengthening what appears to be a growing interest in the field of airport connectivity, the CEO of Virgin Hyperloop One has said that his company are thinking of how they can be used as a solution for Heathrow's third runway troubles.

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2017 proves to be a record-breaking year for airports around the world

12 January 2018 | By International Airport Review

In what may be one of the biggest years in aviation history, here are just a few of the airports that have broken their own records.

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Hamleys opens one-of-a-kind pop-up store in Gatwick Airport

12 December 2017 | By International Airport Review

Just in time for Christmas, Hamleys has moved in to Britain’s second biggest airport with its only pop-up store.

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Gatwick bring in American engineers for pier project

11 December 2017 | By George Smith (International Airport Review)

Britain’s second biggest airport is in the middle of a £2.7 billion investment programme and has just handed out one of its biggest contracts.

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London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

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Gatwick Airport (IATA code: LGW), or London Gatwick, is the second largest of the main London airports and is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom in terms of passenger traffic.

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Gatwick’s sustainability strategy recognised with accolade

29 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

In recognition of Gatwick Airport’s quest to become one of the world’s greenest airports, International Airport Review has awarded airport staff with the trophy for Environmental Awareness in the inaugural International Airport Review Awards.

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International Airport Review – Issue #6 2017 – 20th Anniversary Edition

29 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

In this 20th anniversary edition of International Airport Review we celebrate the milestones that have shaped the industry and announce the winners of our successful inaugural Awards.

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Slots dispute flips in favour of Monarch after court ruling

24 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

Just over two weeks after the UK High Court ruled against Monarch's administrators right to sell its slots, the decision has been overturned - a £60 million windfall for the failed airline.

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Three-time glory for Gatwick workforce app

24 November 2017 | By International Airport Review

An app used by Gatwick’s 10,000 employees to keep track of live events has scooped up a prestigious IT award - its third accolade this month.

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