All about: Gatwick Airport

Dried caterpillars found in luggage at Gatwick Airport

By Roshina Jowaheer, Mar 02, 2013

A haul of dried caterpillars were seized at Gatwick Airport. The UK Border Force said its officers found 94kg of dried insects after stopping a 22-year-old man travelling from Burkina Faso...
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Gatwick reveals plans for second runway

By AOL Travel, Oct 18, 2012

Gatwick Airport bosses have revealed plans for a second runway - vowing to rival Heathrow as one of London's most important hubs. Chief executive Stewart Wingate said research and...
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Gatwick Airport seizes Sir Richard Branson's lemurs

By Ruth Doherty, Oct 08, 2012

Sir Richard Branson is attempting to import lemurs to his Caribbean island in a bid to preserve the endangered animals. But his plan hit a stumbling block when officials at Gatwick Airport...
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How did Megan Stammers manage to travel using her mum's passport?

By Ceri Roberts, Sep 30, 2012

Megan Stammers returned back home to Eastbourne, East Sussex yesterday, eight days after she left Britain on a Dover-Calais ferry with her maths teacher, Jeremy Forrest. Astonishingly, it...
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10-year-old boy appointed to test Virgin Atlantic planes

By Ceri Roberts, Sep 28, 2012

A 10-year-old boy from Chichester, West Sussex, has been chosen to become Virgin's Junior Approvals Manager - and his first job was to test and approve the airline's newly refurbished Boeing 747...
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Gatwick travellers walk 1.2 miles to board flights

By Ceri Roberts, Aug 12, 2012

Anyone who has flown from Gatwick's North Terminal, knows that it often takes a good 15 minutes to walk to your departure gate. Now, a study carried out by Direct Line travel insurance, has...
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Tesco launch Britain's first virtual supermarket at Gatwick Airport

By Ruth Doherty, Aug 07, 2012

Ever returned from holiday feeling a bit peckish - only to find you'd stumble across more groceries at Old Mother Hubbard's house? Well, don't fear, Tesco is trialling a new way to ensure...
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Female passengers 'singled out' for strip searches at Gatwick Airport

By Ruth Doherty, Jun 21, 2012

A disproportionate amount of women are being singled out for strip searches at Gatwick Airport, according to a new report. The Government's chief inspector of immigration, John Vine, also...
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