Hi to all,
Does anybody have a new number for gatwick airport flight info, 0870 000 2468 the old number given, 01293 530 961, no longer works, your help would be appreciated.
:( :'(

I am afraid I cannot help with the phone number but live flight information is available via the internet:

http://www.gatwickairport.com/portal/site/default/menuitem.c98f226e4e5cdafe78a5e186c02865a0/

Thanks for the response, am aware of flight info via internet but need phone number as I practically live in my car all day - taxi driver so i do alot of airport pick ups. All those calls to 0870 soon add up!

1 - If you work for a firm, then surely it is their responsibility to have a screen on in the office, monitoring flights. Just what are you paying your circuit fees for?
2 - Unless you are sat on the airport, then you won't be doing too many runs a day, and the fee per run should more than cover the 30p max that you would be spending.
3 - If you were parked in the car-park, instead of the McDonalds car-park (don't forget you only get 40 mins there) then you could walk across the gangway into the arrivals hall and watch the monitors. Especially if you "meet & greet"
4 - If for whatever reason you are spending more than 75p per flight, then sign up for the BAA Messenger service, where they will text you the details, up to  and including baggage in the hall.

Don't get upset. I do this for a living as well. I figure that if I get a coffee in the McD's or the BP, then I can use their parking. Good value for 69p. Time it that you arrive a half hour after the flight has landed. European flights are out 1hr after landing. American about 1hr20.

Orange charges 10p per min for an 0870.
The key sequence is 1, 1, 1 + flight no.
About 30 secs. Total 5p

You could use 18185, at 3p per min via their landline access number, but then you would be using inclusive mins, + 3p per min, + 4p connection.
Stick with ringing it direct.
Like several other numbers, this is an information line, supplied for your benefit.
Of course, don't forget that you can claim your phone bill off your tax. So you're not really paying for it.

Is there a number for Gatwick airport 08700002468 automated services.  If I ring this number I want to get the 'press 1 for flight information etc' and then you get the disclaimer message before going onto 'press 1 for arrivals, 2 for departures' etc.  It supplies the information for any flight irrespective of the terminal.

Before asking for a request, it is a good idea to look on the database first to see if the number you are looking for is there. In your case it is  ::)

Hi Sherbert

I did check the number in the database but if you ring the 0870 number you get an automated response, which is what I'm after.  The 'overlaid' numbers go to areas such as the reception (no one answers!!) or lost property; I don't want these.  If you ring the 08700002468 then you get the automated message with multiple options, I always select '1' for flight information and then '1' for flight arrivals after the disclaimer message and then I enter the flght number details and get the automated response telling when the flight is actually going to land.  I use this service at least twice a day for Gatwick or Heathrow and it costs a lot of money from a mobile phone.    

Have you tried the unverified number... 01293 503333 ?

Yes.  No one answered and the automated service kicks in within a few seconds so I assumed it wasn't the number.

But if the automated service kicks in on the geographical number, what is the problem?

There is also a thread for BBA airports here.

The automated message only kicks in when you dial the 0870 number but not on any other number I can find in the database.  I am trying to find the automated message via the 01293 number.  As for using the internet, that is all well and good but I need up to date arrival times and I have to check these after I've left home, so it has to be done by phone.

jst.123 wrote on May 13^th, 2009 at 8:46pm:

The automated message only kicks in when you dial the 0870 number but not on any other number I can find in the database.  I am trying to find the automated message via the 01293 number.  As for using the internet, that is all well and good but I need up to date arrival times and I have to check these after I've left home, so it has to be done by phone.

This is Rip-off Britain in action! Gatwick Airport has a SMS text service for departures, and naturally it is 25 pence a time. No wonder BAA doesn't bother itself to provide a mobile site when it can charge on a per-use basis like this.

Bourgas Airport in Bulgaria provides such a mobile service where you can access it on your phone's browser for the amount it costs you to retrieve the pages.

National Rail Enquiries has a similar service, although it does have a WAP site with live departures, but chooses not to publicise it very widely.

Have you tried viewing the Gatwick Airport website on your mobile? You might be able to save a bookmark to the departures page.