Gatwick picks consultant trio for upgrade plans

Gatwick Airport has selected Arup, Atkins and Jacobs for new five-year planning framework as its prepares for its biggest year of investment.These three infrastructure specialists will be called upon to work with the airport on capacity assessments as it analyses future growth from existing infrastructure.The airport is half way through a £2.5bn programme of transformation, designed to improve passenger experience and plans to spend £240m on the airport in the year ahead.The airport is currently handling 44 million passengers a year, way ahead of predictions, with significant growth coming from long-haul, combined with successful airlines such as easyJet and Norwegian choosing to make Gatwick their base.During the 5-year framework the firms will look to deliver capacity analysis and simulation modelling of passenger and baggage flows to improve efficiency and operating capacity.