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Gatwick airport news - July, 2008 |
A new Gatwick to Reykjavik flight that was due to start on 16th September by Iceland Express has been postponed to spring next year due to the increase of fuel prices.
The service, which will be run 5 times a week, already had passengers booked onto the flights, however, they will be notified and given a choice of taking a full refund or taking an alternative flight from Stanstead which already operates on a daily service.
Birna Guðmundsdóttir, Iceland Express’ marketing manager said, “We have decided to move the launch of this new service to the spring as it is the peak travel season for Iceland.” She went on to say, “While the number of bookings has never been higher for Iceland Express, we do not want the current increase in fuel costs to impact on the ticket prices for our customers.” |
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Low cost airline easyJet lost a case against them when a passenger took them to a small claims court to recover fees he was forced to pay when he missed his flight home.
Craig Stevens was caught in flash floods in Sicily when himself, his wife and their 3 year old daughter were trying to get to the airport back in September 2007. He was forced to pay more than £300 for their flight home to Gatwick, despite having only originally paid £84 for the flight. The court heard that the airline should have only charged Mr Stevens £35 to get onto the next available flight and ruled that easyJet were to pay back the fee, along with interest and costs, totalling over £400.
However, easyJet failed to pay Mr Stevens his compensation, so he returned to court to ask if bailiffs would visit the headquarters in Luton to recover the debt.
An easyJet spokeswoman commented: “easyJet were well within their rights to decline this refund request and were highly likely to have won this case. However, due to an error, this case was overlooked and the airline did not respond with any challenge. As a result, the small claims court ruled in favour of the passenger and the airline will pay the costs.” |
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Travellers wishing to visit Cyprus for their holidays this year can now fly with British Airways on their new daily flights to Paphos from Gatwick Airport.
Their first flight which landed in Cyprus yesterday, welcomed with a red carpet reception and free bottle of wine to every passenger, marks the first time British Airways have operated a scheduled flight to the west of Cyprus.
BA has said they expect the Paphos-Gatwick route to be popular not only with British tourists, but also with the locals and ex-pats in the Paphos region. |
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The improvements being made to the retail, food and beverage section in the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport have now been completed. 50,000 square foot (4,645 sq m) has been added just in time before the busy summer holidays really kick in.
The South Terminal now has much more to offer to holiday go-ers in terms of food and drink. 2 new bars have been opened - a £1.2 million JD Wetherspoons pub, The Flying Horse, named after the site’s former racecourse history, and Bridge Bar, providing a ‘calm haven for travellers in need of a quiet drink or meal’.
There is a new Apostrophe café offering a range of sweet and savoury pastries and other breakfast items, an open plan Pret A Manger, and a relocated and refurbished McDonalds. Plus, family friendly American style diner, Frankie & Benny’s, and Shake-a-Hula, a milkshake bar, have also opened up.
Those in need of last minute hats, jewellery, bags and other fashion accessories can shop at Accessorize, while those who want to catch up on the news, grab themselves a novel or buy those all important sweets to suck on to help their popping ears can visit the expanded WH Smith outlet.
Catherine Peachey, BAA’s Head of Category for Food and Beverage said: “We are continually developing our dining offering across all our airports and, for Gatwick, this is a particularly exciting period of development. I am delighted so many fantastic new names from child-friendly restaurants to great bars are now available at Gatwick South, creating more variety than ever before - passengers will be spoilt for choice.” |
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The improvements being made to the retail, food and beverage section in the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport have now been completed. 50,000 square foot (4,645 sq m) has been added just in time before the busy summer holidays really kick in.
The South Terminal now has much more to offer to holiday go-ers in terms of food and drink. 2 new bars have been opened - a £1.2 million JD Wetherspoons pub, The Flying Horse, named after the site’s former racecourse history, and Bridge Bar, providing a ‘calm haven for travellers in need of a quiet drink or meal’.
There is a new Apostrophe café offering a range of sweet and savoury pastries and other breakfast items, an open plan Pret A Manger, and a relocated and refurbished McDonalds. Plus, family friendly American style diner, Frankie & Benny’s, and Shake-a-Hula, a milkshake bar, have also opened up.
Those in need of last minute hats, jewellery, bags and other fashion accessories can shop at Accessorize, while those who want to catch up on the news, grab themselves a novel or buy those all important sweets to suck on to help their popping ears can visit the expanded WH Smith outlet.
Catherine Peachey, BAA’s Head of Category for Food and Beverage said: “We are continually developing our dining offering across all our airports and, for Gatwick, this is a particularly exciting period of development. I am delighted so many fantastic new names from child-friendly restaurants to great bars are now available at Gatwick South, creating more variety than ever before - passengers will be spoilt for choice.” |
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