Things were so much more interesting back in the early '80s - although the drive to Gatwick from British West Oxfordshire was a bit of a nightmare before the south-western section of the M25 was completed in Summer 1985. Back then, you could drive right up to the front of the terminal, drop off your passengers, then drive to the nearby car park...
I certainly recall seeing the Heathrow-Gatwick helicopter nipping along whilst I took the rather tortuous route suggested by the Daily Telegraph Freight Transport Association Ltd.'s map...
Since then, the M25 has become very badly congested, despite the additional lanes. So the concept of it being the default Heathrow - Gatwick link isn't always the best idea. If only they'd built the M31 to link the M4 to the M3 and on to the M25 at J10!
Time to study a direct rail link?
But back to the AirLink - oh, those lovely Caledonian girls!
Last edited by BEagle; 30th Oct 2016 at 08:45.