Editing Gatwick Airport (section)

===South Terminal===
South Terminal has 32 gates with [[jetbridges]] and 7 remote gates. Pier 1 has gates 1-5, all equipped with [[jetbridges]], Pier 2 has gates 10A and gates 10-28 all with [[jetbridges]], except 10A. Pier 3 has gates 31-39 [[jetbridges]] and 90-95 (bus gates). The official opening of the central pier of what is now the South Terminal, with 11 aircraft stands, was on 9 June 1958. Gatwick was one of the world's first airports with an enclosed [[pier (architecture)|pier]]-based terminal, which allowed passengers to walk under cover to waiting areas near the aircraft (with only a short walk outdoors).<ref name="Gatwick_History"/> Another feature of Gatwick's new air terminal was its [[modular design]], permitting subsequent, phased expansion.<ref name="GoldenGatwick_8">''Golden Gatwick—50 Years of Aviation'', Chapter 8</ref> As passenger numbers grew, a circular satellite pier was added to the terminal building. It was connected to the main terminal by the UK's first automated [[people mover]] system.<ref name="Gatwick_History"/> This replaced the original North Pier dating from 1962; the people mover was subsequently replaced with a walkway and [[moving walkway|travelators]].

The South Terminal was temporarily closed from June 2020, and all airlines normally operating from this terminal were relocated to the North Terminal, owing to the sharp decline in passenger traffic as a result of the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/gatwick-introduces-covid19-protective-measures.aspx|title=Gatwick introduces COVID-19 protective measures with guidance for passengers and staff to protect each other - as it prepares to reopen its North Terminal to accommodate more flights|website=www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com|access-date=13 September 2020|archive-date=19 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619041224/http://www.mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2019/gatwick-introduces-covid19-protective-measures.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> It fully reopened in March 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60888282|title=Gatwick Airport's South Terminal reopens after pandemic closure|work=BBC News|location=Tunbridge Wells|publisher=BBC English Regions|date=27 March 2022|access-date=29 March 2022|archive-date=29 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220329211612/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-60888282|url-status=live}}</ref> During the time it was not in operation, it was used as a remote filming location for the fourteenth series of the television show [[Taskmaster (TV series)|''Taskmaster'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beyondthejoke.co.uk/content/12606/taskmaster-review-fern|title=TV Review: Taskmaster Series 14, C4|first=Bruce|last=Dessau|date=30 September 2022|work=Beyond the Joke}}</ref>