Originally Posted by
JW95
Something I've never really understood at STN is the gate numbering system. I remember flying from Stansted many times when it was under BAA ownership, and swear the signs to security (which was in a landlocked, central location at the time, which I think is now part of the departure lounge, unless I'm wrong) all had "gates 1-99" on them. I've never understood this, as I'm sure there were/are nowhere near that number of gates split across the 3 satellites, and I also don't recall the APV being in use either. Similarly, gates 20-39 are marked as satellite 2 gates, but again, when departing from here, I only recall ever seeing signs for gates 29-34, and 36-38, so that makes only 9 gates total. Anyone know why this is?
I can’t remember the gate numbers ‘back in the day’ at SAT1, or if they have changed? But I can confirm that the transit system (APV) has been there and in use since the current terminal opened in 1991. It never used to go as far as SAT2 however. That addition came later.