Nightmare At Gatwick
I few out to Las Palmas from Southend and the experience coming back through Gatwick couldn’t have been more different.
I arrived in the North Terminal and this terminal is now very poor compared to modern standards.
- The walk to Passport Control is long and tortuous compared to many other similar-sized European airports.
- Passport Control was solid and was only half open.
- The baggage took an age to arrive, but luckily my bag was off first.
- I had to get the shuttle to the main terminal for the train, but it wasn’t a well-signposted route.
- I of course just missed the shuttle.
The North Terminal is basically a 1970s design and it shows.
The terminal is a disgrace and doesn’t fit with any notion of Britain being open for business.
Did the Government plump for Heathrow, as they have all had very bad experiences of Gatwick.
To be fair to the Airport, their plans for the future look good.
Gatwick In The Future
But will we actually see it?
The Anonymous Widower 
James I had told you that Gatwick is a crap airport! Try the City, arrive 35mins before flight and still get on! Bit muddled at present as they are extending/improving the gate areas but still better than Gatwick.
Comment by RL | November 11, 2016 |