Theres been no access to the South Terminal spectators gallery for a good few years now but you used to get to it by lift from the mezzanine floor above where the passenger arrivals exit is now. The actual spectator platform, which was on the outside of the building, faced west and had good views of the runway, the old pier one, pier two and satellite, is still there but much of the outlook has been obscured by recent building work.
@@primreamer4545 In early 80s Crawley, before there was the County Mall to hang around in, me and school friends would get the train from Three Bridges and mill about Gatwick when we were bored. That included going up to spectators. Plane spotters would be up there ticking off numbers, sometimes the odd Concorde as I recall...
South Terminal, I think you went to the 4 floor in the lift by the arrival area. Where Bloc Hotel is now, they still have access to the balcony that we could stand on looking at the airfield. Miss those days
God everyone looks so chilled it's like a madhouse now !!!
It’s almost relaxing watching this……..it’s so different now, everyone rushing about and it’s much much busier
I can remember being in arrivals hall back in 1979 . I would of been 11 and absolutely fascinated by the man in front of me's abundant ear hair .
Shut up. It's not interesting. Ear hair? What the hell are you on about?
Thank you brings back a lot of memories
I stopped there twice in 86 and 1987 while coming back from Minneapolis while on leave in the U.S Army stationed in west Germany.
Things seem so normal back then
The dog is saying "Check it out, bro, there's some serious shit in here !"..
No. Dog's don't say 'bro' or 'shit'. They are more respectable than that.
3:28 I remember in the 80s when those crystal hedgehogs as well as other crystal prismatic figurines were in gift shops everywhere
I remember it like that. Modern airports are like advertising hoardings...
Simpler times, life was much better
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2:35 He literally gets paid for playing with a dog
He’s putting it in a box for transport on air,
No one in shorts and slippers.
Spectators? Where was that?
Theres been no access to the South Terminal spectators gallery for a good few years now but you used to get to it by lift from the mezzanine floor above where the passenger arrivals exit is now. The actual spectator platform, which was on the outside of the building, faced west and had good views of the runway, the old pier one, pier two and satellite, is still there but much of the outlook has been obscured by recent building work.
No one has a mobile in their hands
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@@primreamer4545 In early 80s Crawley, before there was the County Mall to hang around in, me and school friends would get the train from Three Bridges and mill about Gatwick when we were bored. That included going up to spectators. Plane spotters would be up there ticking off numbers, sometimes the odd Concorde as I recall...
South Terminal, I think you went to the 4 floor in the lift by the arrival area.
Where Bloc Hotel is now, they still have access to the balcony that we could stand on looking at the airfield.
Miss those days
Was miles better back then. Now days you’re herd through like cattle being rinsed for every penny during the process.
An abundance of fur coats AND smoking indoors - times change quickly