Gatwick Airport reveals five-year expansion plan

Gatwick Airport has announced it will invest £1.15bn over the next five years – with £240M planned for 2017/18 alone – as it plans for more growth and improved efficiency.

The 2017 Capital Investment Programme (CIP) sets out Gatwick’s investment strategy, which continues to improve facilities and transform service.

Projects include a number of steel-framed jobs such as reconfiguring stands to facilitate a changing aircraft mix, building a new hangar in partnership with Boeing, extending Pier 6 to increase pier service levels well beyond its 95% target and adding a new domestic arrivals facility in the South Terminal.

Gatwick’s Construction Director Raymond Melee said: “Since coming into independent ownership, Gatwick has delivered record growth in passenger numbers and long haul services while also taking passenger satisfaction levels to an all-time high.

“As we plan to grow towards 50M passengers per annum, we will focus on efficiency and service so that our passengers continue to receive the airport experience they expect, in the most sustainable manner possible.

“We will continue to develop the airport to meet the needs of our airlines and passengers with improvements to the way we operate on the airfield and the service we offer in our terminals. These projects will be delivered in a way that will help us realise our ambition to become the UK’s most sustainable airport.”