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Gatwick comes into line with hand baggage allowance
Passengers travelling through London Gatwick will be able to carry more than one bag through security from March 31.
Bag restrictions were lifted at all other BAA airports on January 7, and in the Gatwick transfer security areas in February.
But Gatwick had been given extra time to install new x-ray and archway technology in central search areas.
The necessary work has now been completed.
BAA Gatwick will continue to apply the Department for Transport’s cabin baggage restrictions relating to the size of each item (maximum 56cm tall, 45cm wide and 25cm deep).
However, some airlines operating at Gatwick, including EasyJet, Monarch and Ryanair, will continue with a restriction of only one item of hand baggage.
Passengers will be advised to check with their airline before travelling to the airport.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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