London Gatwick Airport June Passengers Grow by 5 Per Cent
London Gatwick Airport has reported a 5.2 per cent growth in passenger numbers for June 2011, compared with figures for June 2010
Online, July 25, 2011 (Newswire.com) - London Gatwick Airport has reported a 5.2 per cent growth in passenger numbers for June 2011, compared with figures for June 2010
London Gatwick Airport is considered as the Londons second and worlds 28th busiest airport. It is located at 5 km north centre of Crawley and 45.7 km south of Central London. It is Europes top airport which provides direct flights.
Facilities
London Gatwick Airport facilitates their passengers with all amenities and convenient check-in and check-out facility. It has mainly two terminals, South and North and both terminals are fully fledged with landside, restaurants, shops, and airside. There are special arrangements for disabled passengers to travel without any difficulties. There are baby feeding and changing rooms even. Additionally, there are video games available for children to play and kill the waiting time until they get boarded over the plane. There are special arrangements for business persons such as conference room, business lounges, and business center. London Gatwick airport adopts changes unarguably and provide the latest features and services to cater their passengers.
Security
The airport is fully under the safety of Sussex Police who investigate all the passengers and keep their eyes open all the time to prevent any incidents. There are both unarmed and armed officers appointed who maintain the peace of London Gatwick airport.
Plans:
Since the airport is getting flooded by the passengers day-by-day, it needs to expand its facilities and horizons to cater more passengers properly. Therefore, numerous plans to expand Gatwick airport are being considered such as building a third terminal to assist and lessen the burden of other two terminals. Once the third terminal is build, the passenger will get more comfort and fast service. Additionally, there is a plan to build second runway to south side of existing runway. It might be possible that new terminal could be cited between the two runways.
Whatsoever development will be incorporated, London Gatwick airport will definitely meet the passenger requirements.
Transport Facilities
In order to reach London Gatwick airport, you have several options either you choose your own vehicle to travel or public transport. The people who travel to airport via their own vehicle get instant access to the terminal, which is adjacent to the parking area. The parking area has immense capacity to store all kinds of vehicles. On the other hand, if you want to travel via public transport then there are several buses and train services that has direct connection to the airport. You can reach the airport easily without having any trouble.