Frankly all of that announcement was part of project fear against the workforce, the actual memo said the company couldn’t be sure when it would reopen, the BBC twisted it for a headline. There are (as of yet) no internal memos suggesting Gatwick will close. As a worried Gatwick pilot myself I’ve been utilising my Balpa contacts who have their ear to the ground. Flight Ops are still planning for a reopening of Gatwick and the Fleet Trainers Meetings are also taking this into account with organising the rebuild. It is definitely earmarked to be downsized though (various different rumours of how much), naturally, as they will need some of the aircraft up in Heathrow to slot sit.