Gatwick North - lounge or cafe?

startedsaving

Hi, I am travelling from Gatwick North on a 7am flight, debating is it worth booking lounge entry for 2 people, or can anyone recommend a quietish spot in one of the cafes? - really hate sitting in a crowd in the terminal. Thanks if you can give any info, have not travelled from Gatwick for years.

Alan_Bowen

Most of the lounges will only open at 0600 and you would have to leave the lounge at 0630 at the latest, so I am not sure it makes any financial sense to pay £35 for 30 minutes!Gatwick North is not too bad for places to eat, depending on who you are flying and how long the flight is, you may well want to have a decent breakfast before departure.

ferf1223

It may be worth looking into the cost to stay the night before at the Sofitel which is connected to the north terminal...at least that way you would be at the airport the night before, not have to rush to get there, get there early and have a lot of time to kill. At least that way you can relax in your room until absolutely necessary. We've stayed there before and got up, headed to check-in early and get that done before the queues got really bad (though not with a flight quite as early as yours) and then went back to the room for a bit before heading through security.

OK, it doesn't necessarily solve the issue of the time at the terminal, but could shorten the time at the terminal at least.

sierrakilo

The North Terminal is a lot quieter these days anyway......A lot less flights being operated due to airlines cutting back on the schedules........ I'm sure you could find a quiet spot at that time of morning. Biggest gripe would probably be the time spent in the queue to get airside as they never seem to have enough security x-ray machines manned.

diddyangel

I wouldn't pay extra for a lounge for such an early flight, it wouldn't open early enough for it to be worth the money. We flew from gatwick north on the first weekend of the school summer holidays on a 7am flight and the airport was pretty empty considering the peak time of travel. We had 2 young children with us so we couldn't have booked a lounge anyway but it would have been a waste of money. It got busier at about 6.15am but you board not long after that.

startedsaving

Eek - accidentally ticked 'like this thread' - sorry, was trying to thank those who had replied... Anyway, thanks so much everyone, i think maybe lounge not worth it, hope airport will not be too busy. Many thanks again, happy holidays everyone! SS