Editing Gatwick Airport (section)

===Terminal assignments and rearrangements===
As part of a seven-year strategic commercial partnership between Gatwick and [[EasyJet]], the airport proposed several changes to individual airlines' terminal locations. These would see EasyJet consolidate all its Gatwick operations in the North Terminal, while [[British Airways]] and [[Virgin Atlantic]] would swap their terminals. Gatwick believes that these terminal moves improve the airport's operational efficiency and resilience, as the use of different terminals by EasyJet and British Airways reduces pressure on the North Terminal's check-in, security, boarding and [[airport ramp|ramp]] areas at peak times. In addition, a terminal swap by Virgin frees up lounge and gate space for BA long-haul passengers in the South Terminal and, unlike BA's current short-haul schedules, Virgin's long-haul schedules do not clash with EasyJet's busy schedule in the North Terminal due to the airlines' differing peak times.<ref name="take"/>

It was confirmed in January 2015 that British Airways would move all its flights to the South Terminal in November 2016 while all EasyJet flights would be consolidated in the North Terminal at the same time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/2015-01-23-airlines-to-operate.aspx |title=Airlines to operate out of single terminals at London Gatwick (> Media centre > Press releases) |publisher=Gatwick Airport |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=24 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128112820/http://mediacentre.gatwickairport.com/press-releases/2015/2015-01-23-airlines-to-operate.aspx |archive-date=28 January 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tc"/> However, it was decided in February 2016 to postpone the agreed relocation of airlines until 25 January 2017, to avoid operational disruptions over the 2016–17 Christmas season and to give all parties involved enough time to deal with any unforeseen issues ahead of the [[English school holidays|February 2017 half-term holidays]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-reshuffle-delayed-until-early-2017 |title=Gatwick moves airline reshuffle to early 2017 (> News) |publisher=Business Traveller |date=11 February 2016 |access-date=20 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214010735/http://www.businesstraveller.com/news/gatwick-reshuffle-delayed-until-early-2017 |archive-date=14 February 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The relocation of these airlines was accomplished by the revised date of 25 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/ |title=Some airlines have moved (> At the airport > Flying in > Some airlines are moving) |publisher=Gatwick Airport |access-date=4 February 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100148/http://www.gatwickairport.com/at-the-airport/flying-in/some-airlines-are-moving/ |archive-date=5 February 2017 }}</ref>
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