Category Archives for Gatwick.
A good while ago I reviewed the Hilton at Gatwick Airport – you can read it here. A recent trip required me to stay at the airport for an early morning flight. The Hilton used to be hugely expensive, but there is so much competition there now that prices have come down a lot. A…
I had the misfortune to connect between a domestic and international flight at Gatwick at the weekend and it was a grim experience. Arriving from Geneva I diligently searched for the ‘Domestic Connection’ signs. There were nowhere to be seen. Before I tell the rest of the story perhaps I should explain how it works…
My Lounge at Gatwick North Terminal – £16 (to 31 December) – offer details here. No1 Travellers lounges at London Heathrow (Terminal 3), Stansted, Birmingham or Edinburgh airports for £20 to 31 October – offer details here.
From September 15 Norwegian will start flying from London’s second airport, Gatwick to Berlin Schonefeld and Warsaw. Fares are not badly priced, especially if you are travelling from the South of England where getting to Heathrow can be time consuming. Fares are comparable with BA prices from Heathrow. It will be nice to have a…
London is served by a number of main airports and several other airports which (confusingly) brand themselves as ‘London ….’. Main Airports – Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and London City The main international airport that services London is Heathrow Airport. Located to the west of the city, it provides connections to many domestic, European and International…
A little known UK based hotel group operates a number of hotels around the UK. Typically not 5* properties, they often offer excellent value mid-week and off-season. However, they have started to do a number of good value stays with parking for 8 or 15 days from several UK airports. Included are: Aberdeen Birmingham London…
In an unprecedented move, Gatwick airport is offering passengers £100 of UK High Street vouchers if they were impacted by the electrical problems that they had before Christmas. This really is remarkable, but I suspect may be an attempt to head off people claiming against them in the courts. Their press release and details of…
It appears that BA’s North Terminal at Gatwick has suffered an electrical problem. The various tweets using the hashtag #Gatwick make for gloomy reading
Gatwick Airport reports no trains to the airport at present: As a result, several lines of route are suffering from a combination of flooding, blockages from fallen trees, power supply failure or potential landslips. We will not be able to gauge the full extent of this damage or the prospect for operating services safely until…
The long awaited shortlist of options for the expansion of aviation in London have been announced this morning. The options are: 1. Lengthening one of the runways at Heathrow 2. An additional runway at Heathrow 3. An additional runway at Gatwick Noticeable is that the preferred option of the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, of…
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