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[email protected] · September 3rd 14, 10:08 AM posted to uk.transport.london

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(Recliner) wrote:

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Not so. Gatwick is as convenient to get to and from as Heathrow for
us in Cambridge.

But presumably Stansted is far better than either?

Might be if they had the flights. We've generally not found the destinations
we want to be served from Stansted.

Isn't Heathrow quicker to access than Gatwick today? Of course, after the
Thameslink project is finally complete, Gatwick should be more convenient,
though Heathrow will be quicker, via a change to Crossrail at Farringdon.

The connections to Gatwick are already good, if you ignore the ludicrous
connection allowances to walk across the road at King's Cross. I've had it
allow more for that leg than either Cambridge-King's Cross and St
Pancras-Gatwick. There are 4 trains an hour on that route now, FFS!

I must admit I'm surprised by how relatively unpopular Gatwick is compared
to Heathrow, given that it's located in a prosperous area between London
and Brighton, and has both good rail and road links. Heathrow isn't a
better airport to fly through, so it must be the magnetic attraction of a
hub airport.

Can't disagree with what you say about Gatwick. I'm not sure what that
attraction of a hub airport is to people flying from London, though.

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Colin Rosenstiel