• How To Find Cheap Flights
  • Southeast Asia Railways

Nomadic Notes

Travel blog and weekly travel newsletter

  • Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Travel Booking Sites
  • Travel Gear
  • Travel Insurance

Flight Review: easyJet – Gatwick to Gibraltar

March 9, 2009 By James Clark 1 Comment

Flight Review: easyJet - Gatwick to Gibraltar

Flight: easyJet EZY8901
Date: 13 Nov 2008
From: London Gatwick (LGW) To: Gibraltar (GIB)

In October 2007 easyJet bought fellow UK carrier GB Airways. Most of the flights operated by GB Airways have since been integrated into the easyjet network. The acquisition meant that easyJet now has rights to fly to Gibraltar.

I was travelling from London to Morocco and I wanted to arrive via ferry, so I thought this was a good opportunity to fly to the legendary airport at Gibraltar.

Out of the 5 London airports, I probably like Gatwick the least because it is so expensive to get to. My flight ticket cost me £37 and the train to Gatwick costs £10.

The flight left at 7.30 and checking in with easyJet at Gatwick is relatively painless. They have so many flights out of Gatwick that they have a general check in line and you can check in earlier if you get there before 2 hours.

Over the South of England
[Over the South of England]

As this flight was over 2 hours long they showed a movie (Hancock) on the shared screens. It was free providing you brought your own headsets, otherwise you would have had to have bought a pair.

Gatwick to Gibraltar Airshow
[Airshow]

Gibraltar is a UK Overseas Territory at the bottom of Spain, and on a clear day you can see Africa. It is a tiny little peninsula of land not big enough for a runway, so it extends out over the water.

Map of Gibraltar

If you are flying to Gibraltar you will get a great view of the famous Rock if you are sitting on the left hand side of the plane.

Rock of Gibraltar Landing View
[Rock of Gibraltar Landing View]

The runway cuts across a road which is shut down when flight activity is taking place. When you leave the airport the frontier to Spain is next door to the right, so you can walk to the town of La Linea across the border.

Gibraltar Airport and The Rock
[Gibraltar Airport and The Rock]

I travel with an Australian passport so I got stamped at immigration. Gibraltar has a cool passport stamp, where there airport code (GIB) resembles the Rock of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar Airport (GIB) passport stamp
[Gibraltar Airport (GIB) passport stamp.]

Search for the cheapest flights to Gibraltar with Skyscanner.

Skyscanner

Filed Under: Flight Review Tagged With: airport, british overseas territory, easyjet, england, gibraltar, london, uk

Comments

  1. Paul says

    March 22, 2012 at 12:38 am

    I would fly there just to see that airport. Thanks for posting!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Welcome to Nomadic Notes

James Clark from Nomadic Notes

Hi, I’m James Clark, and I've been travelling the world since 2003 while running a location independent travel business. Nomadic Notes is a travel blog featuring travel guides and notes from my travels.

I’m currently based in Vietnam, writing about transport and infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

More about me and Nomadic Notes.

Weekly Travel Newsletter

Sign up for the free weekly newsletter for the latest posts, and a roundup of best travel reads from around the web.

Follow Nomadic Notes

Recent Posts

  • Notes on Nha Trang – pandemic edition
  • Where I’m At: January 2021 – Saigon edition
  • Notes on Lao Cai – The provincial capital on the Vietnam-China border
  • Where I’m At: December 2020 – Tam Ky edition
  • Notes on Sapa – Visiting a tourist town without tourists (2020 pandemic edition)
  • Sky 22 – A rooftop cafe on the most famous roof in Saigon
  • Where I’m At: November, 2020 – Nha Trang edition
  • Notes on Ha Long – the city by its namesake bay
  • Notes on Phan Thiet – Mui Ne Beach, Phan Thiet city, and riding along the Binh Thuan coast
  • Where I’m At: October, 2020 – Saigon edition
Top 200 Travel Books
Southeast Asia current and proposed railways
How to find cheap flights
Best new banks for travellers, expats, and nomads

European Travel

Eurail Pass Travel Guide

Featured Travel Sites

Living In Asia

About Nomadic Notes

About
Advertise
Contact
Contribute
Press/Media Mentions
Where I've Been

Digital Nomad Resources

Digital Nomad Resources
Long-term Travel

Travel Resources

Travel Gear
Travel Guides

Travel Blog Resources

Travel Blog Directory
How to start a travel blog

Where To Stay In…

Bangkok
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur
Macau
Penang
Singapore

Search Nomadic Notes

Copyright © 2021 Nomadic Notes · Site Map | Privacy · Log in