New charges apply in Gatwick Airport from Monday

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From 8 March 2021, vehicles using the forecourt of Gatwick’s North Terminal to drop off or collect passengers will be required to pay a minimum charge of £5.

London Gatwick Airport (LGW) will charge for vehicles that drop off passengers directly outside of its North Terminal, where all flights are currently operating to and from. 

The charge will be extended to the South Terminal forecourt at a later date. 

It comes as the organisers say it will help reduce traffic congestion and emissions in the West Sussex area. 

It will also act as a deterrent for a car-led recovery once more regular travel resumes following the lifting of the current coronavirus national lockdown.

The aim is also to bring new revenue in, to help provide protection for local jobs. 

Anyone who does not wish to pay the charge will be able to drop-off or pick-up passengers in the airport’s long-stay car parks with two hours of free parking and a free shuttle bus to the terminal.

Alternatively, passengers can arrive by public transport, taking advantage of the significant improvements to train and bus services to the airport in recent years.

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