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Following my recent social media thoughts concerning the above I thought I would look into this question in a lot more detail. Given that British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are pulling out of Gatwick I hypothesised whether the airport would be a viable alternative airport for Private Jets, as in the past obtaining slots at peak times had always been an issue. I contacted all three airports to get their standard pricing for four aircraft types, A large Jet the Falcon 900 EX, a super midsize Jet the Embraer Legacy 500, a midsize Jet the Hawker 900XP and a light Jet the Citation CJ2. To make it even I assumed 4 passengers leaving the airport with the aircraft positioning in 2 hours before. It would be a mid-week flight. The results can be seen below. The most cost effective airport is Biggin Hill as expected. So you really have to ask yourself whether it is worth paying the 152% to 375% premium to use Gatwick Airport which is over £2,000 extra for the Falcon 900. The distance from J7 on the M25 to Gatwick is 9 miles and Biggin Hill 16 miles. In addition Biggin Hill boasts a sumptuous VIP area at the Signature premises. The only reason I would see to pay the premium for Gatwick would be if you were flying in long haul with one of the airlines left and you wanted to connect to a private aircraft.