Tom Anderson wrote:
On Tue, 31 Jul 2007, Michael Hoffman wrote:

Tom Anderson wrote:
On Mon, 30 Jul 2007, Michael Hoffman wrote:

Peter Robinson wrote:
Michael Hoffman wrote:

Luton does not have a one-seat rail journey to the centre--you
have to
take a shuttle to Luton Airport Parkway first.

Eh? Half FCC train stop at Luton Airport Parkway. Or am I missing
the
point?

Graham Harrison said that all London airports have direct rail links
to the centre, as opposed to NYC where the "rail link" to two
airports involves getting a rail shuttle from the mainline rail
station.

Actually, i think it was me who said that.

I was pointing out that Luton is not any better than that.

Using Google Maps' routes, Luton Airport Parkway to the terminal
(well, the bus station) is 1.5 miles, Howard Beach or Jamaica to JFK
is 4.9. I wouldn't say that was 'no better', but you're right, it's
still not a distance you'd want to walk, so it's a two-seat ride.

I've never taken the Luton bus, but the AirTrain is the same system
used for intra-airport travel at both EWR and JFK. If you're going to
count it as being a two-seat ride, perhaps you should also count the
terminal at LGW that doesn't have a rail station (can never remember
which is which).

Fair enough. The criterion should probably be how many seats there are
between baggage reclaim and city centre - i take it the reclaim (and
check-in) for that terminal is in the terminal itself, and not the main
bit? I've never used Gatwick myself ...

There are two terminals in Gatwick. I've never thought of either of them
as being the "main bit." One happens to have a rail station, but they
both have access via road (and coaches stop at each one).
--
Michael Hoffman