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Editor: James T. Crouse
Profession: Aviation Accident Attorney

Category: Airline Travel

A homeless chef who has been living in London's Gatwick Airport will be sentenced in court next month. Sussex Police report first stopping Anthony Delaney at the airport in 2004 and have more than 30 encounters with him since that time. For three years, Mr. Delaney has been literally camping out in the southern terminal - leaving only to collect his unemployment checks. The 41 year old man ate, showered, and slept in the terminal despite run-ins with the police and a civil order banning him from the site. Frieda doesn't think 30 encounters in 3 years is that frequent, and is amazed he lasted that long - wonder if he got his inspiration from Tom Hanks in the movie, "The Terminal"?

Gatwick got it's name back in 1241 when land was assigned to the de Gatwick family and was later called the Manor of Gatwick. In 1930 the airport began as a small flying club, served the RAF in WWII, and in 1952 became an alternative to Heathrow - closing in 1956 for rebuilding and in 1958, was officially opened by The Queen. Today it's the busiest single runway airport in the world, the second largest airport in the UK, and the sixth busiest international airport in the world - flying to over 200 destinations and is used by around 90 airlines.

With this amount of activity, doubt Mr. Delaney got much rest or quiet time - wonder if the excitement made up for it?
In any event, we certainly wish for him gainful employment and better living quarters in the future.