Roland Perry wrote:
In message
-septe
mber.org, at 15:57:27 on Sat, 21 Jan 2017, Recliner
remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
In message , at 14:41:32 on
Sat, 21 Jan 2017, Recliner remarked:

Anyone who travels through Gatwick has probably seen the overbridge
that connects the North Terminal to its pier 6. This is the world's
highest and longest passenger bridge over an active taxiway, and I
think it's rather elegant.

It's also a complete pain in the arse. Why didn't they connect to the
South Terminal instead?

It's nowhere near the South terminal, so your question makes no sense.

It's 200m from the nearest bit of the south terminal.

That's the end of the long pier (it's a long hike from there to the
terminal). It's nowhere near the South terminal main building.


Why don't you like it? It's more convenient than getting to the T2
satellite at Heathrow, and much more scenic.

It makes the route-march to immigration even longer.

No, it's less walking than most Gatwick North gates, and much shorter than
the end of the long Gatwick South pier that you wanted to connect to. Your
idea would make it an incredibly long hike to Immigration.


And then you have to take the shuttle all the way back to the South
terminal to catch a train.

Which is completely painless, and you end up right by the station. In fact,
it's so painless that I usually park in the cheaper South Terminal long
stay car park even when using the North Terminal.