Gatwick-2

[LiamNCL]

Originally Posted by konaman

drawing fire?

looks like it may well be to try and lure them back over the airfield.

[Skipness One Foxtrot]

Air Transat have joined Westjet at Gatwick North as of 7th November, freeing up another heavy gate for DI/BA!

[toledoashley]

Thomas Cook just landed?

[bunatern]

Yes just landed China eastern to follow

[Vokes55]

Originally Posted by True Blue

New Wizzair route - Cluj-Napoca. Daily from 31st march 19. Wizzair seem to be taking a bigger interest in Gatwick.

Gatwick is crying out for a Warsaw route besides easyJet's meager three-weekly seasonal offering.

[gilesdavies]

Originally Posted by Skipness One Foxtrot

Air Transat have joined Westjet at Gatwick North as of 7th November, freeing up another heavy gate for DI/BA!

China Airlines A350-900 - CI69/70 service to Taipai is on the ground for around 6 hours, from arrival to departure. Does that occupy a gate for the whole six hours, or do they we tug it out to a remote stand?

Between 3pm and 9pm, is right before and after the evening rush hour, and quite a valuable time for an aircraft to occupying one of the south terminal's stands.

[sergy2k]

Airport closed again?

Flightradar showing loads of aircraft circling or diverting away...

[ImPlaneCrazy]

All ops suspended due to drone activity... again.

[strawberry Ribena]

Originally Posted by gilesdavies

China Airlines A350-900 - CI69/70 service to Taipai is on the ground for around 6 hours, from arrival to departure. Does that occupy a gate for the whole six hours, or do they we tug it out to a remote stand?

Between 3pm and 9pm, is right before and after the evening rush hour, and quite a valuable time for an aircraft to occupying one of the south terminal's stands.

it remains at the gate the whole time. Only the Cathay gets towed during peak hours.

[Wycombe]

Norwegian using the HiFly 380 to JFK this evening, presumably to clear pax backlog.

[lotus1]

More news for Gatwick today I see VS43 had to come back engine problems runway was closed for a while fire engines out quite a few unhappy gamblers virgin running around to get another plane ready .Not Gatwicks week

[compton3bravo]

Just been announced that French airports company Vinci have bought a 50.1 per cent interest in the airport for £2.9bn from GIP. The deal should be completed by the middle of next year.

[LTNman]

That will upset the remoaners that the French are buying into the UK post Brexit.

[inOban]

Because the fall in the £ makes UK assets cheap. And they're gambling that we eventually won't leave anyway?

[Expatrick]

Originally Posted by LTNman

That will upset the remoaners that the French are buying into the UK post Brexit.

Suspect that it will upset the brexitwits far more, not exactly "taking back control"!

[VickersVicount]

EDI next for GIP to offload if theyre going (relatively) cheap?

[daz211]

Originally Posted by Expatrick

Suspect that it will upset the brexitwits far more, not exactly "taking back control"!

Didn’t they buy it from an American company and not a British company.

[Skipness One Foxtrot]

Suspect that it will upset the brexitwits far more, not exactly "taking back control"!

Look in the mirror we brexiteers have no worries about private companies spending their money here, take the playground garbage to JetBlast x
Someone's poor fortune is another's opportunity. it's hardly going well in the Eurozone, the world econonic cycle looks like it's due for another downturn shortly.
easyJet are now, in their own words. "Brexit ready", but I wonder how well Norwegian will deal with the coming downturn?

[El Bunto]

Vinci already own Belfast International, so they know the UK market. They seem a reasonable bunch of managers, they ran a Spotter's Day back in November which was poorly advertised but at least showed an outgoing mindset.

[PAXboy]

No wonder there was all the fuss about the standby runway being available for extra departures.