Fastway & Gatwick airport Tom Hall Sustainability engagement manager
Today Key facts about Gatwick Strategic overview Working with Metrobus Future developments
Sale New owners Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) bought Gatwick for £1.51bn Independent investment fund Majority owner of London City Deal completed December 09 Separation from BAA Dialogue with stakeholders
Key facts about Gatwick Airport Worlds busiest single runway airport 2nd largest airport in the UK - 32 million passengers Approximately 80 airlines and around 200 destinations Busiest UK airport railway station - over 12 million rail users Over 23,000 jobs on airport campus, and supports a further 13,000 through related activities £985 million investment programme underway to 2013 Largest UK Airport to be ISO registered & achieve Carbon Trust Standard
Strategic approach 2008 S106 Legal Agreement with key local authority partners Transport Forum (80+ members, Steering Group) Surface access action plan Dec 2009 Consult on route development Improve on-airport facilities Key member of Fastway Bus Quality Partnership 8,000 airport employees living locally, requiring 24hr access
Working with Metrobus Route development Fastway 30 buses an hour to the airport Other routes – X90, 200, route 7 Travelcard product 2006 launch of Gatwick Commuter Promotional activity Marketing material Staff roadshows Group sessions with employers Increase of staff using local bus 30% local staff commute by bus 60,000 trips made by Travelcard holders a month
Looking to the future Re-established bus working group New routes Innovation Network upgrades Locally throughout Crawley / Horley Regionally through Fastway express product Early morning extensions Improving accessibility at Gatwick South terminal interchange North terminal forecourt
North Terminal – extension, interchange and forecourt
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