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London Gatwick Airport (LGW)

Gatwick Airport is the second busiest airport in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow. Located south west of London near the town of Crawley, London Gatwick has one operational runway and two passenger terminals.

Of all the London airports, Gatwick is unique in its provision of the three main business models: full service, no frills and charter.

Gatwick’s three main resident airlines are British Airways, EasyJet and Norwegian.

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Drone sighting at Dubai International Airport temporarily suspends flights

15 February 2019 | By Eve De Clerk (International Airport Review)

More passengers have seen the effects of drone interference at airports, this time at Dubai International Airport, as drones halt operations for around half an hour.

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Drone Series: Sensor technology to pinpoint the location of drones

13 February 2019 | By Lee Mansell

In his second instalment for International Airport Review, Lee Mansell describes how sensor technology can detect, track and identify drone activity.

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Authority bodies have responsibility towards drone-related incidents

29 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

ACI World has requested that members share their experience of drone-related measures and incidents to contribute to their advisory bulletin.

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Robots may soon be parking cars at Gatwick Airport

28 January 2019 | By Eve De Clerk (International Airport Review)

Gatwick Airport is set to trial robots to park passenger's cars in the long-stay car park at the South Terminal. The trial is due to take place over three months in conjunction with technology provided by Stanley Robotics.

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Drone chaos at Gatwick still having repercussions for airlines

22 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

The drone chaos at Gatwick still continues to effect the aviation industry, as easyJet reveals the disruption cost them in excess of £10 million.

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Gatwick long-haul traffic grows in December with an increase of 6.1 per cent

16 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

The number of passengers travelling on long-haul flights from Gatwick in December was up on the previous month, as 46.1 million passengers travel through the airport in total in 2018.

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Drone sightings ground more flights, this time at Heathrow

9 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

There seems to be no relief from drone disruption as now Heathrow, the UK's busiest airport, has fallen victim to drones as flights are left grounded for nearly an hour.

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Government to give police new powers to tackle illegal use of drones

9 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

The proposed laws will give police officers the power to seize drones if they breach any of the new legislation.

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Gatwick and Heathrow will invest millions in anti-drone equipment

4 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

Gatwick and Heathrow will spend millions of pounds defending their airfields from drone disruption, following the events at Gatwick just before Christmas.

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Is passenger behaviour responsible for the decline in airport parking?

4 January 2019 | By Kelly Edwards

With increasingly good public transport options and ride-hailing services available, airport parking is becoming less popular with passengers travelling to the airport. Kelly Edwards from UK travel insurance provider, Staysure, examines the data from a recent UK research study and considers what effect this downturn has on airports themselves.

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VINCI Airports has acquired the majority shareholding in Gatwick Airport

3 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

The deal, which is thought to have cost in excess of £2 billion, sees VINCI Airports partner with Global Infrastructure Partners to own the majority shareholding.

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Gatwick comes to the end of its consultation period for master plan

3 January 2019 | By International Airport Review

There is only one week left for local residents and businesses to make their views known on Gatwick’s growth plans.

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Gatwick Airport partially re-opens amid drone woes

21 December 2018 | By International Airport Review

Gatwick Airport's runway partly re-opens after more than 33 hours of being closed, which left more than 350,000 passengers stranded.

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Flights suspended at Gatwick Airport after drones spotted

20 December 2018 | By International Airport Review

Flights at Britain’s second busiest airport, London Gatwick, remain suspended today (Thursday 20 December) after several sightings of drones flying near its airfield. The closure has caused disruption to thousands of people travelling before Christmas.

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Gatwick has record-breaking November as growth plans develop

17 December 2018 | By International Airport Review

As passenger traffic continues to grow, Gatwick has secured the support of 74 per cent of MPs in a YouGov poll to make better use of existing runways.

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