Services provided by the trio will include capacity assessments and layout planning

Gatwick has awarded its airport planning services framework to Arup, Atkins and Jacobs, who will work with the airport on a 拢2.5bn revamp of its infrastructure and facilities.

Services provided by the trio throughout the five-year framework will include capacity assessments,layout planning, and simulation modelling.

Noting the issues surrounding securing a second runway at the airport, as well as pressures on its existing infrastructure, Gatwick鈥檚 newly appointed chief planning officer Tim Norwood said the award of the framework sent a clear message it was committed to continued growth. 

鈥淲e will always look for clever ways to improve passenger processes while being focussed on what people want, and it鈥檚 important to work with specialists in this field to understand some of the critical flows of the airport,鈥� he added.

Last month saw the busiest April in the airport鈥檚 history, Gatwick said, with 3.5m passengers passing through its terminals, up 15% year-on-year.

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