Tag: Gatwick Airport

• Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:27 UTC

  French operator purchases majority stake in Gatwick Airport, UK’s second busiest

  

  A majority stake in Gatwick Airport is to be sold to French operator Vinci Airports for £2.9bn. Vinci Airports, part of infrastructure group Vinci, will buy 50.01% of the UK's second-busiest airport. The other 49.99% will be managed by current owners Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).

• Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 05:46 UTC

  Gatwick Airport admits insufficient technology to prevent future drone disruptions

  

  The boss of London's Gatwick Airport has refused to rule out the possibility of future drone disruption once the military leave. Gatwick chief operating officer Chris Woodroofe said there is currently no commercially available equipment he could put in place to neutralize the threat.