Roland Perry wrote:
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mber.org, at 16:25:49 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.

I expect they have traveltors.

Yes, and it's still a long hike, unless you just stand still on them.
You've obviously never used the gates at the far end of that long, long
pier. I have, and too often.


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,

Nonsense! You walk straight pasta number of gates on the north side of
the bridge.

Far fewer than from most of the North Terminal gates. I get the impression
you've hardly ever used Gatwick?


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,

It's time-consuming.

Indeed, all of two minutes.

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mber.org, at 17:14:06 on Sat, 21 Jan 2017, Recliner
remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
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mber.org, at 16:25:49 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.

I expect they have traveltors.

Yes, and it's still a long hike, unless you just stand still on them.
You've obviously never used the gates at the far end of that long, long
pier. I have, and too often.

Actually, I have.

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,

Nonsense! You walk straight pasta number of gates on the north side of
the bridge.

Far fewer than from most of the North Terminal gates. I get the impression
you've hardly ever used Gatwick?

Dozens of times. Including quite a bit of Easyjet from that new(ish)
pier.

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,

It's time-consuming.

Indeed, all of two minutes.

If you've just missed a train, and only one is running, it's quite a
long time.
--
Roland Perry

On 2017-01-21 18:17:32 +0000, Roland Perry said:

If you've just missed a train, and only one is running, it's quite a long time.

Indeed. I have a great dislike of these transit shuttle things. I
vastly prefer a tunnel with travelators *even if it takes longer*, as
you are not at the mercy of something else.

Neil
--
Neil Williams
Put my first name before the @ to reply.

Roland Perry wrote:
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mber.org, at 17:14:06 on Sat, 21 Jan 2017, Recliner
remarked:
Roland Perry wrote:
In message
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mber.org, at 16:25:49 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.

I expect they have traveltors.

Yes, and it's still a long hike, unless you just stand still on them.
You've obviously never used the gates at the far end of that long, long
pier. I have, and too often.

Actually, I have.

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,

Nonsense! You walk straight pasta number of gates on the north side of
the bridge.

Far fewer than from most of the North Terminal gates. I get the impression
you've hardly ever used Gatwick?

Dozens of times. Including quite a bit of Easyjet from that new(ish)
pier.

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,

It's time-consuming.

Indeed, all of two minutes.

If you've just missed a train, and only one is running, it's quite a
long time.

About five minutes wait.

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mber.org, at 20:49:18 on Sat, 21 Jan 2017, Recliner
remarked:

If you've just missed a train, and only one is running, it's quite a
long time.

About five minutes wait.

That's long enough to miss a train at the railway station, and if the
next one is 15 minutes later, you might then miss your connection to a
1tph train out of London.
--
Roland Perry