A baggage issue at Gatwick Airport has seen a number of flights depart without passengers’ luggage this morning. The airport said bags would follow as soon as possible. No further information was provided on the nature of the fault. “We’d like to apologise for the disruption at the airport this morning, due to an issue […]
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UK. London Gatwick Airport has installed new technology which could assist retailers in making contact with potential customers. Around 2,000 indoor navigation beacons have been positioned across the airport’s two terminals. They enable augmented reality wayfinding, a system which makes it easier for passengers to find their way around the airport. The system, which Gatwick said […]
Smiths Detection, formerly Morpho Detection – Safran, has announced a contract with London Gatwick Airport Limited to supply and service nine high-speed CTX 9800 DSi explosives detection systems (EDS). The move follows a successful trial which took place in early 2016. When fully operational, Gatwick will use CTX9800 machines to screen all In-gauge baggage in […]
RwandAir will launch the first non-stop flight from the UK to Rwanda, one of the fastest growing tourism destinations in Africa, on May 26th. Operating three times a week from London Gatwick to the Rwandan capital Kigali, the service offers easy access for UK passengers. The flights, on a new Airbus A330-200, will offer travellers […]
Gatwick Airport welcomed 3.8 million passengers in April, up 15 per cent on 2016, and marking 50 months of consecutive growth. The airport benefitted from the whole of the Easter school holiday falling in April, with an additional 496,200 passengers passing through the airport. Long-haul routes continue their booming growth at Gatwick, up 23 per […]
London Gatwick Airport Duty Free shopping. About Gatwick Airport (LGW) It is equipped with two grooved asphalt runways. One is 2,565 meters and the other is 3,316 meters long. There were 52,000 air transport movements and over 6 million passengers in 2021, which is down from the 46 million it usually sees. It has 115 […]
