GATWICK

[canberra97]

Easyjet

Is it the intention of moving all Easyjet flights to the North Terminal eventually as it is very confusing to have a split terminal operation!

I would have thought Easyjet would have been better off having all there flights based in the South terminal especially with Pier 1 about to be replaced and Pier 2 modiefied to have more stands.

Moving some other airlines to the North Terminal to compensate stand space in the South Terminal.

[Xpert]

as far as I am aware, this a venture backed by Wyatt and Co (BPI). Good luck to them!!!

[Out Of Trim]

Maybe it's time for BA to move their few remaining flights to LHR!

BA ground crews not happy about easyJet moving more and more flights into their old stands! Apparently

Perhaps North Terminal should be just for easyJet now..

The extra stands in Pier two have been made available due to the planned demolition of Pier One; To accommodate the flights that were operating from pier one. As Pier 2 Domestic stands are limited it was necessary to move some Domestic EZY flights to the North Terminal.

[Dnomyar19]

I would imagine the reason they are not happy is that, because of the layout of pier 5, it is occasionally impossible for arriving passengers to make their way to the customs hall when flights are boarding on adjacent gates. This "cross-flow" problem has always been there, but is much easier to manage when only one handling agent is involved.

[Skipness One Echo]

Maybe it's time for BA to move their few remaining flights to LHR!

Given that T5 is full and BA are forced to run a split operation between T3 and T5 that's a good idea. Not quite sure where they'd park another twenty narrow bodies and another seven triples on a day.

The North Terminal was the last to be designed before HMG insisted on complete seperation of arriving and departing passengers which is why the flows keep getting in each others way.

[cornishsimon]

I think its more likely to see some more Longhaul flights with BA at LGW in the near future rather than flights moving from Gatwick to Heathrow and BA not being present at LGW !

[thebeehive]

"Maybe it's time for BA to move their few remaining flights to LHR!"

"Perhaps North Terminal should be just for easyJet now."

Errrmm.........

[Charley B]

Anyone know why flights were diverted from about 21.30 to 22.30 last night? It wasnt fog and the ATIS said nothing out of the ordinary!

[LGWWelsh]

Thomson diverted in SSH to BRS, tyre burst on departure from SSH

[Charley B]

Thank You!!

[Skipness One Echo]

Was astounded to find that the newish pier at the North Terminal over the bridge has multiple leaks in the roof. Start of the day on Saturday involved dodging a pile of buckets!
Noticeable all the gate numbers are Orange in a pier originally built for BA. Just saying lol!

[Dropline]

Why should the new pier be any different to the rest of the airport?!!!

[Dnomyar19]

Noticeable all the gate numbers are Orange in a pier originally built for BA. Just saying lol!

Where did you get that idea from? Pier 6 was never "built for BA". In common with all stands at LGW it is multi-user. There is a twice yearly apportionment agreement between GAL and BA which gives BA some preference on a certain number of stands. This has never resulted in BA having sole access to pier 6.

[Skipness One Echo]

Sorry, my phraseology was poor. Pier 6 was approved before BA scaled back the "hub without the hubbub" copncept at Gatwick I believe as at the time, BA was driving growth at the North Terminal. Indeed when it opened and before the sale of GB Airways, it was overwhelmingly BA that was using it.
Changed days.

[Dnomyar19]

Indeed when it opened and before the sale of GB Airways, it was a overwhelmingly BA that was using it.

Yes, very true. The was some debate at the time regarding taking all Pier 6 stands in exchange for some on Pier 5. The first season following the opening of Pier 6 BA had all except stands 101 and 102. As you say, changed days. I'm not 100% sure, but now I think they have about 3 or 4 stands there.

[newscaster]

Did Kam Air of Afghanistan ever get to launch London flights?

[LGWWelsh]

BA now have stands 104 and 111.

[Skipness One Echo]

Minor detail but why is there no stands 103 or 108?
Am I right in thinking that stands 63 to 56 are on pier 5? It's not marked on the AIS charts as such and I know that main building was built before the later pier 4 (stands 54-46)

[Dnomyar19]

Minor detail but why is there no stands 103 or 108?

If my memory serves me correctly, stand 103 would have been a small stand east of what is now 104. During the planning stage this area was converted into a space for equipment parking. I'm not sure about 108 though. Someone did mention once that it was not used so as to avoid confusion with runway 08, but I'm not 100% convinced that that is the reason.

Am I right in thinking that stands 63 to 56 are on pier 5?

Yes those stands are on pier 5. In addition the stands that were built around the original stand 55, are also included as being on peir 5. These are now called stands 551 to 554, but as a passenger you would see them as gates 55B to 55E.

[jpthomas72]

BA move LUX from LGW to LHR

As BA is moving its Luxembourg (LUX) flight from LGW to LHR in March 2011, any idea which place the 737 will go instead ? Or are they slimming-down their 737 effort at LGW further ? The move has good and bad sides, it wasn't full enough mainly as they didn't have long-haul connections at LGW, also much LCY competition at LUX. But then you can land at LGW without scenic aerial views of the QE bridge twice or three-times... And it's great for Brighton and the south coast. They used to have GVA, PRG, VNO etc from LGW, all gone. What's the sense in breaking-up the BAA monopoly when everything turns orange.