London Gatwick Airport announces new GBP1.11bn five year investment plan

London Gatwick Airport announced (08-Aug-2019) a new GBP1.11 billion five year investment plan. Highlights include:

• Investments to focus on the overall passenger experience, with innovation and technology to play a greater role;
• Projects include:
  • Check-in automation;
  • Expansion of the international departure lounges to create additional space for seating, retail and catering units, toilets and other passenger facilities:
  • New biometric auto-boarding technology;
  • Main runway technology optimisation;
  • Additional car parking spaces and robotic car parking;
  • Railway station development.

The plans backed by the airport's new owners, VINCI Airports and Global Infrastructure Partners. [more - original PR]