Client
Vinci Construction
Industry
Airports
Services
Airport ProjectsDemolitionSoft-Strip
The pier, which was more than 50 years old, was replaced by a two-storey facility, which opened in summer 2015.
The new terminal building includes a baggage system allowing passengers to use automated fast-bag drops, and gate rooms for passengers, linked to five new aircraft stands by air bridges.
Stewart Wingate, chief executive at London Gatwick, said: “Pier 1 [was] in service since 1962, so the commencement of demolition works [was] a significant milestone in Gatwick’s ongoing transformation.”
The redevelopment followed a series of upgrades at Gatwick, including the extension of the airport’s North Terminal and security area at the South Terminal.