Originally Posted by
mridley2
help me understand why anyone coming from the US would prefer flying into LGW over LHR??
Further from the city. Terrible and £33 transport to Victoria station for the tube. Just don’t get it.
I thought LGW was mostly for international travel going east. Why is Delta bothering with this route at all?
Im Piccadilly service from LHR all the way. Let’s go.
For arrivals, LGW has 7GBP for fast-track immigraiton, and take the train to London Bridge or Blackfriars instead of Victoria and avoid the Gatwick Express surcharge.
That said, I usually stay in Hammersmith so LHR is still more practical even after an interminable wait in immigration at T3. I've been going through T3 immigration for nearly 30 years (United, then American, now Virgin Atlantic) and it's been garbage almost every time.