Gatwick Airport is gearing up for more traffic, and is preparing to reopen the North Terminal.
The main messages from Gatwick Airport
The North Terminal will reopen on the 15th June. In line with this, operating hours at the airport will increase to 06:00 to 22:00 daily (compared with the limited runway and terminal opening hours that were put in place in March)
The airlines that will return to the North Terminal include:
- easyJet
- Wizz Air
- Ryanair
- Belavia
- Vueling
- Blue Island
If you are planning to travel through Gatwick airport, it has issued new guidance on how to prepare to travel.
This includes
- Passengers being required to wear a face mask (which applies to all public transport from the 15th June). Face mask vending machines will also be made available at the airport
- Encouraging good hand hygiene with ample, well signposted hand washing facilities and numerous hand sanitising stations – including touch-free models
- Frequent, enhanced deep cleaning of common-use surfaces throughout the airport with dedicated teams visible to respond to any passenger concerns on cleanliness
- Social distancing procedures in place at check in, security, gate rooms, seating in departure halls and in restaurants, bars and shops;
- Installation of Perspex screens throughout the terminals, including check in desks, and gate rooms.
Full passenger guidance is at https://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/passenger-services/coronavirus/
In Quotes
Stewart Wingate, Chief Executive, Gatwick Airport, said:
“Having remained open throughout this pandemic the wellbeing and safety of our passengers and everyone that works at the airport remains our top priority. We have introduced a range of new social distancing and hygiene solutions to help this happen so we can all help protect each other when travelling through the airport. We want people to understand that airports and air travel is a safe environment in this COVID-19 travelling world.
“We are pleased to be in a position to re-open the North Terminal and we look forward to welcoming back easyJet as they restart flights alongside our other airlines. The recent Government announcement regarding the 14-day quarantine period for passengers arriving into the UK is, in our opinion, already having an impact on the start of air travel recovery. We accept the Government’s absolute priority is the protection of public health, but we continue to push for regular, country by country reviews of quarantine regulations, based on medical evidence.”
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