Gatwick to close Inter Terminal Transport System
Gatwick airport will lose the highly popular monorail-based Inter Terminal Transit System at the end of this month.
The popular system will be shut down on 28th September this year. A new system designed and implemented by Bombardier (at an estimated total cost of some £27 million, $42 million, 32 Euros) will not be ready until next summer, with the new system expected to be ready for travellers in May and July 2010.
In the meantime there will be a replacement bus service, with buses scheduled to run every three minutes during the day time and every six minutes at night time between the Gatwick terminal buildings. It is estimated that travellers should allow for at least 20 minutes for the journey time.
However, those wise enough to book airport parking at APH Gatwick will be able to enjoy the APH customer transfer system between the APH car park and both terminals as normal as the APH transfer service will be unaffected during the shut down of the Inter Terminal Transport System!
Bombardier are, as is only to be expected, pleased to have the contract for this massive task. Colin Walton, Chairman and Chief Country Representative in the UK, said: "We are very proud of BAA's decision to select our APM technology, which will serve the demanding transit requirements of Gatwick Airport."
