Article from BTNews 30 MAY 2016
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The world’s largest self-service bag drop opened at Gatwick on Tuesday as easyJet unveiled its new check-in area in the North Terminal.
The airline says the fully-automated system will help to reduce and eliminate check-in queues and as a result of its introduction queue times have reduced by half, with more than 90% of passengers waiting less than 5min.
The area covers more than 5,000sq m and contains 48 kiosks. Passengers are welcomed by easyJet hosts to guide them into the complex.
After passport and boarding-pass checks, the passengers proceed to the kiosks for bags to be weighed and luggage tags are generated automatically and attached.
EasyJet says the opening will enable it to consolidate its full operation at Gatwick to the North Terminal in January 2017, creating an easier and improved travel experience for passengers.
The airline’s head at Gatwick, Chris Hope, said: “Alongside the consolidation to one terminal, we plan to continue to grow at Gatwick through increasing our destinations, further improving our schedule and by deploying larger aircraft as we replace smaller A319s with 186-seat A320s and, from 2017, A320neos.”
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