Where the Airport talks to its users and neighbours

Date of Next Meeting

Thursday 23rd July, 2009 at 2.00 p.m - the venue has still to be confrmed

The meetings of GATCOM - but not its sub-groups - are now open to the public and the press


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Airport Master Plan
- latest news More about the airport noise

Airport Noise
- find out more More about the Gatwick Master Plan

Noise Action Plan
The Airport has launched a 16 week public consultation on its draft noise action plan - click here for more details. The closing date for comments is 7th October 2009

GATWICK is the second largest UK airport currently handling around 33 million passengers per annum. An airport development strategy is now in place which has set the framework for its future growth to accommodate around 40 million passengers per annum by 2008/09.

Like all airports, Gatwick affects people's lives in many different ways. On the one hand it offers a wide range of jobs and brings economic benefits and prosperity to the area. But on the other hand it can cause a number of problems and concerns to local communities, particularly on issues such as aircraft noise both in the air and on the ground, pollution, development demands, traffic and parking. Also, the traveller's experience of the airport, as well as the needs of the airlines, are very important elements in the consideration of the airport's future.

GATCOM seeks to reach a common understanding between the various interests about the nature and operation of the airport so that issues can be resolved amicably. It is therefore the custom and practice of GATCOM to ensure that all views are properly reflected and, wherever possible, to work through consensus. Seeking a balance between these wide and conflicting interests is a challenging role. Our primary objective is to ensure the future success of Gatwick providing high quality services to passengers and airlines, having particular regard to the impact this has on the surrounding communities.

GATCOM has 28 appointed representatives from a wide range of interests including local authorities, civil aviation, passenger, business and community and environmental groups. A Government representative is also present at the main GATCOM meetings, together with BAA Gatwick's Managing Director and his senior management team.

Headlines

See our press release about Gatwick Station Improvements

Click here to see the headlines of our meeting on 30th April 2009. The full minutes of the meeting will be posted to our Minutes Page as soon as they are available,
Pictures by kind permission of Stuart Innes, Clare Jones, Natalia Nosova and BAA plc
Page last updated 25 June 2009

GATCOM:

  seeks to build interest, communication and understanding between the airport and its users, local residents and the business community
  considers airport issues concerned with the environment, surface access, employment, the economy and the circumstances of local communities
  works with the airport to secure a sustainable development strategy
  works to protect and enhance the interests of passengers and other users of the airport
  considers and comments on matters referred to it by BAA Gatwick
considers and responds to consultations from Government and other sources that are material to the operation and future development of the airport

 

Chairman's Annual Review 2007/08
- now available