Category Archives for Gatwick.
Over the weekend I noticed that the Sofitel Gatwick had no rooms available until the end of February 2022. This was a little odd. I then noticed it was sold-out for my stay next week. Odder still when I found a post that the hotel had already become a UK quarantine hotel again. Hotels, required…
I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the problems on some train lines in and through London. These have not been resolved and so National Rail has told the train operators to ‘declassify’ First Class during week day peak travel hours. This means that you can sit in a First Class seat with a…
For those unaware of the current position with many commuter lines north and south of London, a quick summary: Thameslink’s new routes to and from Brighton, Gatwick and places south of London were supposed to link with new services to towns and cities north of London The timetable has been introduced but poor planning means…
Saturday morning saw the North Terminal of Gatwick airport evacuated after a man was found with a gun and a knife at the airline check-in desks. Passengers were taken out of the terminal and flights that arrived at the North Terminal had their passengers bussed to the South Terminal for immigration. In other words a…
The update from the end of yesterday appears to be that a French National has been detailed by the Police and will appear in Court on Monday. He appears to have approached the check-in desk and then run away, discarding an air rifle in a bin. When stopped reports say that he had a knife…
Around 10am this morning, the North Terminal of Gatwick Airport. (The North Terminal is the home of British Airways at London’s second airport). Reports are that around 10am the terminal was evacuated and that Police were seen arresting a man who had a gun. Passengers were queued outside on this rainy London morning. Flights appear…
Amex has launched new offers in the UK where you can earn a statement credit with a number of retailers when you spend at the UK’s airport. To secure the credits you must link your Amex account with Foursquare. Do the link here. They all expire on 31 January. The current offers require lower spends…
VS43 Virgin’s Gatwick to Las Vegas flight, experienced a problem on take off yesterday with its undercarriage. After dumping fuel it returned to Gatwick to land. Apart from a spectacular landing yesterday from the pilot – after a little bounce on the runway – what is also interesting is that there is social media from…
As we come close to the end of 2014, and my rotation as a featured blogger also draws to a close, I wanted to share with new readers some of the worst of my travel experiences in 2014. (Tomorrow I’ll share the best, so that we can all go out on a high note.) New…
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