{"id":188779,"date":"2023-11-15T13:53:42","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=188779"},"modified":"2023-11-15T13:53:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T13:53:42","slug":"major-uk-airport-reveals-250million-renovation-and-it-will-make-getting-to-your-flight-so-much-easier-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/travel\/major-uk-airport-reveals-250million-renovation-and-it-will-make-getting-to-your-flight-so-much-easier-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Major UK airport reveals \u00a3250million renovation – and it will make getting to your flight so much easier | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A UK airport has revealed its multi-million pound renovation which is set to open to the public this month.<\/p>\n

Passengers travelling to and from Gatwick Airport will find it much easier to get to their flight.<\/p>\n


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The \u00a3250million upgrade started in 2020, due to concerns of overcrowding on the platforms.<\/p>\n

This also led to congestion using the escalators – so any passengers running late for their flight would find themselves stuck in long queues to get to the terminal.<\/p>\n

The works include a new concourse above the platforms the size of eight tennis courts, and a new airport entrance, doubling the space for passengers.<\/p>\n

Eight new escalators, five new lifts and four new stairways have also been created along with new information screens.<\/p>\n

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Not only will it ease crowds, but track upgrades will also improve train journey times, being five minutes quicker between London and the airport.<\/p>\n

The renovations were due to the station no longer capable of handling the passenger numbers travelling to and from the airport.<\/p>\n

More than 21 million people used the train station in 2019, which Network Rail said was more than the capacity it was created for.<\/p>\n

Network Rail's Sussex route director Lucy McAuliffe said: "The existing airport station was never designed for the growth and the demand of over 20 million passengers year using it.<\/p>\n

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"So what we've done is really invested in transforming the passenger experience here at the airport station, in order to unlock capacity, reduce congestion and just overall enhance passenger experience."<\/p>\n

Gatwick Airport's CCO Jonathan Pollard said the changes would "dramatically improve" the experience for passengers.<\/p>\n

The upgraded station will reopen to passengers from November 21.<\/p>\n

It's not the only UK airport to undergo a huge renovation project.<\/p>\n

Leeds Bradford Airport has confirmed plans for an \u00a3100million upgrade project which includes a three-storey extension to the terminal, with more seating, restaurants and shops.<\/p>\n

There will also be a larger baggage claim area and immigration<\/span> hall.<\/p>\n

The works are hoped to be finished by 2026.<\/p>\n

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Manston Airport in Kent, which first opened in 1916, closed in 2014, but could soon reopen.<\/p>\n

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