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Portr partners with Gatwick Express

Portr has partnered with Gatwick Express to provide its passengers the same day luggage delivery service, AirPortr.

Passengers booking the AirPortr service via Gatwick Express will be able to travel between Central London and Gatwick in 30 minutes, with their bag delivered securely within hours.

AirPortr collect and deliver luggage between the airport and passengers London homes, hotels or offices within hours, at a time suited to them - while they enjoy an easy journey avoiding lugging burdensome baggage around the city, on and off trains and up and down escalators.

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Passengers travelling through Gatwick can now use AirPortr and hop on the Gatwick Express, 'flying' bag free to and from Central London, making the most of their time in London on the day they land and depart.

Chris Walsh, Head of Customer Experience at Portr, said: "Working with Gatwick Express, AirPortr are not only helping passengers to enjoy the benefits of 'Luggage Freedom' we are also delighted to be promoting the quickest and most efficient way of travelling between Gatwick and Central London. Together we truly are providing a superior and seamless passenger experience, designed to encourage more of us to use rail when travelling to and from London's airports".

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Angie Doll, Gatwick Express Passenger Services Director, said: "We are delighted to be working with Portr on this exciting initiative. I know our passengers will really appreciate travelling baggage free non-stop to and from London on our services, with the peace of mind that their luggage will be waiting for them when they reach their final destination."
 

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