• £36 million investment creates new state-of-the-art check-in floor
• New time-lapse film released to illustrate the speed of the transformation
• Phase One opened in October with the final phase due to open next year

As part of the North Terminal transformation programme, Gatwick is investing £1 billion to drive growth from its existing infrastructure, while it waits for the go-ahead to build a second runway.

£36 million is being spent to create a completely new departure level which will house the World’s largest self-service bag drop zone. Phase One of this opened in October, with the second phase opening in April 2016.

During October, Gatwick moved easyJet’s whole North Terminal operation into the new space so that its passengers can use the new bag-drop technology. The installation is designed to reduce queue’s and speed passengers through the airport formalities as quickly as possible.

The time-lapse footage shows the construction of the new space as well as the complex arrival and installation of a brand new escalator which can also be seen complete, being used by passengers once they have checked their bags in, and are ready to go upstairs and through security to the departure lounge.

See the time-lapse video here