The government has delayed a decision on a second runway at Gatwick Airport, in order to seek guarantees about the proportion of passengers who would arrive by public transport.
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Derek Amitri - 17/03/2025 09:20
It's good to compel people to use PT, and parking charges are the obvious method to do so. Engineering access on the railway is an issue here though. Many flights leave before 0900 which means checking in before 0700, which means leaving your home station at 0500 or 0600, before many trains start running. So engineering access on lines within 100 km of Gatwick needs revising, or rail passengers need to be fast-tracked through the airport rigmarole, being prioritised over car passengers.