Croydon councillor wants to change Gatwick to "London Croydon" airport

[Vegas Seagull]

Didn't Nestle move away from this economic powerhouse to Sussex not so long ago?

Indeed, are the 'home of nestle' signs still proudly standing at East Croydon!?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

To be fair Crawley is very much like Croydon ! Anyway, I'll support the idea if it means it's no longer the responsibility of Sussex Police to police the airport thus bringing down our council tax.

 

[SeagullSongs]

Gatwick is in West Sussex anyway, so what claim do Croydon have to it?

If it was in Croydon and they renamed it 'Croydon Airport', surely they'd have to rename Heathrow Airport to 'Hillingdon Airport'?

Stupid idea even if Croydon wasn't involved!

 

[BattFink]

Anyway, I'll support the idea if it means it's no longer the responsibility of Sussex Police to police the airport thus bringing down our council tax.

From what I remember, almost all of the costs for policing the airport are funded by Gatwick Airport Ltd

 

[Lady Whistledown]

From what I remember, almost all of the costs for policing the airport are funded by Gatwick Airport Ltd

Correct.

 

[Se20]

Croydon did have its own airport once upon a time.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

If they want a named Airport, they should have kept the one they had.

This.

 

[Triggaaar]

But he added: "You go to cities where there are airports that aren’t in the town itself, they are just outside. So it doesn’t have to be slap-bang in the middle of London to be a London Airport. Stansted is London Stansted so let’s have London Croydon.

Eh? Gatwick is London Gatwick. You know, LGW

 

[Woodchip]

Surely it should be London Crawley airport, or is the deluded crack junkie unable to read a map for all the needles in his arms and smoke irritation to his eyes?

 

[grummitts gloves]

They'd only end up setting fire to it anyway.

 

[wehatepalace]

To be fair Crawley is very much like Croydon ! Anyway, I'll support the idea if it means it's no longer the responsibility of Sussex Police to police the airport thus bringing down our council tax.

Ummmmmm no it isn't and no they don't. Don't let facts get in the way though.

 

[dougdeep]

Lydd is known as London Ashford. It's all stupidity.

 

[drew]

To be fair Crawley is very much like Croydon ! Anyway, I'll support the idea if it means it's no longer the responsibility of Sussex Police to police the airport thus bringing down our council tax.

Well it isn't called London Crawley either. Gatwick keeps it quite independent of moronic councillors in nearby cities whether they be to the north or south.

 

[Surrey Seagull]

I think this is a great idea! Just think, the airport will be at best half full most of the time. The downsides are that half of the airport will be boarded up so you can't buy anything.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

People landing in London Gatwick must be confused as it is. It's about as London as the South Downs are.

Croydon, perhaps unfairly has a poor reputation, and I can't see the airport going for it.

 

[Medwayseagull]

They should follow the American and Liverpool examples of naming them after famous local people - "The Winifred Zaha " airport

 

[looney]

f*** croydon and f*** London.


Sussex International Airport.

London has and croydon had Airports.

 

[DNB_Seagull]

They will have to open a Sainsbury with in the North Terminal, to make it feel more like Croydon

Or a Lidl.