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Tonyt

2007-07-02 15:49:15

Pippy, depending on time of day, train journey is 44 mins to 1 hour.

Cheers Tonyt

2007-07-02 19:02:47

i would like to know what arrangements are going to be made now regarding meet and greet service , at gatwick , i have booked this service , cars , taxis etc cannot go the drop off zone so does that now mean we have to walk from the car parks now .

David

2007-07-02 19:08:06

Some information is available on the GATWICK AIRPORT website, but you would be best checking the situation with the relevant company too.

David :wave

Pippy

2007-07-02 19:55:24

Pippy, depending on time of day, train journey is 44 mins to 1 hour.

Cheers Tonyt

Thank you Tony :tup

We've decided we're definitely going to catch a train.

Pippy

debdon

2007-07-02 22:26:01

My son is being picked up at 3 a.m tomorrow morning for a normally 45 minute journey to Gatwick He doesn't fly until 7.20 a.m I'm hoping he'll text me when checked in, will report how it went when I hear from him.

debdon

2007-07-03 12:17:39

Hi again, they were picked up at 3 a.m & arrived at 3.55a.m, they had to be dropped off on the lower level apparently, but not as bad as I thought it would be. He has text me to say he's arrived. Lucky lads, a fortnight in Tenerife!!

Traveller

2007-07-03 20:33:32

There was a planned change to the drop-off and pick-off areas at Gatwick's south terminal prior to this weekend's security alert. The top ramp forecourt is now only open to authorised vehicles. All passenger drop-offs are on the lower forecourt area.

Hawkesey

2007-07-04 07:39:50

I fly from Gatwick on Monday - quite pleased I decided to book the Yotel and go down on the Sunday as I'm sure there'll still be queues.

CarrieBMW

2007-07-06 08:47:10

We also fly on Monday and even though we are booked into an off-site car park, we are still trying to decide how much longer we need to allow for the journey. Does anyone know if there are massive queues to get near the terminal drop off areas for the off-site buses? We have an early flight so we are already leaving in the middle of the night (well at least the motorway traffic will be less at that time :lol:

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StevieBelfast

2007-07-09 07:58:06

Staying in HOliday Inn, gatwick on thursday night, is this walking distance to the airport?
Cheers

Wizard

2007-07-09 15:05:38

steve if you are stpping at the holiday inn gatwick its about a mile to the terminals alonf a usualy buisy road, if you are stopping at the Gatwick holiday Inn Express thats about 41/2 mils to the terminal building

wizard

StevieBelfast

2007-07-09 20:01:42

Thanks for your reply Wizard, just been informed from the better half its the Thistle London Gatwick hotel.
How far is that from the terminals etc.

Thanks

Traveller

2007-07-09 20:07:44

That's actually in Horley slightly further away from the Holiday Inn. You certainly can't walk it. It's about 4 miles away.

StevieBelfast

2007-07-10 07:17:52

Hopefully the hotel could ring us a taxi that morning, 5.00am.

David

2007-07-24 21:14:30

Those travelling to Gatwick Airport by road are being warned to allow extra time for the journey, because of night time roadworks on the M25 .. click here for more.

David :wave

Pippy

2007-07-25 13:30:18

Please can anyone tell me how much suncream costs airside?

I'm having problems trying to pack mine in my suitcase as it's making it too heavy (this is the first time I've flown since the hand luggage restrictions came into force).
I need to work out whether it will be cheaper to pay for my suitcase being perhaps 3kg overweight (I've no idea how much the airlines charge) or if I should take all the suncream out and buy it after security at the airport

I'd be wanting a couple of factor 20s (500mls), a couple of 15s (500mls)and a couple of 8s (200/250mls).
I'm not bothered about brand names, stores own brand is fine.

Thanks.

Pippy

Pippa

2007-07-25 14:18:13

The problem you might have is that Boots airside is not actually that big and you probably won't have a lot of choice.

Depending on where you are flying to why not wait until you get there and buy in resort. Supermarkets abroad are a great place to get suncream.

Pippa

sydney

2007-07-25 15:02:28

When we went on holiday in February, we noticed there were several brands of sun tan lotions in the duty free shop including the ones you apply just once each day. I seem to remember that they were not much cheaper than the high street shops. Sometimes, the duty free shop have prices on the gatwick website.

sydney

2007-07-25 15:06:44

I have just been on the gatwick website and was redirected onto the duty free site which shows a few products.

http://www.worlddutyfree.com

Pippy

2007-07-25 15:24:49

Thanks both of you :tup

Pippa, I'm going to Sharm, Egypt and unfortunately the suncream there is expensive

Sydney, I'll have a read through the suncream topic in GHE and decide whether or not to wait and buy the P20 at Gatwick.

If anyone else has noticed how big a range of suncreams Boots (airside) stock I'd be grateful if you'd let me know.

Thanks.

Pippy

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