Gatwick to expand

LONDON’S second airport, Gatwick, and 24 miles south of Westminster, expects to jump from 33m to more than 40m passengers per annum by 2018.  It is already the world’s busiest single runway airport.  Global Infrastructure Partners, which bought Gatwick last December, has unveiled a new signature-style logo aimed at giving Gatwick a friendlier image.  It has introduced an advertising campaign with the slogan: ‘Your London airport.’  Stewart Wingate, Gatwick’s Chief Executive, said the new owner had accelerated the delivery of improved facilities and introduced plans for faster check-in facilities and new security lanes.  In July the re-built inter-terminal transit will open ahead of schedule, one of a series of measures that will improve the passenger experience of the airport.  He noted that although an area of land for a possible second runway had been safeguarded, Gatwick’s focus at the moment was solely on the one existing runway and two terminals. www.gatwickairport.com

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