Gatwick has reopened its south terminal as the recovery from Covid-19 continues and Manchester airport is set to reopen its second runway.
The airport has gone from offering 300 flights a day on Saturday to more than 500 today.
Gatwick and its partners – including airlines, shops, cafes and bars – have spent months refurbishing, cleaning, updating and testing facilities and equipment that has not been in use since the terminal closed during the pandemic on June 15th, 2020.
Many airlines that had been flying from the north terminal for the last 21 months, have or are in the process of switching terminals.
This includes major airlines such as British Airways, Wizz Air, Vueling, Ryanair, Aer Lingus and Norwegian.
At the same time, to allow for the additional flight movements, Manchester airport is set to reopen its second runway from next Tuesday.
Initially it will operate for a limited number of hours each day and will gradually increase as the demand continues to rise.
