How to use the online timer
While staying beside your bags during a Gatwick terminal change, use two minutes and six seconds to check the next part of the route without drifting away from your travel companions. It is enough for a focused pause to confirm the terminal, find the shuttle signs and make sure everyone is ready to move together.
As you remain with the luggage and watch the time, a phone is easy to keep in hand, but its screen may go dark before the countdown finishes. The sound should still play if the browser remains active, although power-saving settings can interfere. Keeping the device awake avoids uncertainty when the concourse is noisy or the group is already gathering coats and cabin bags.
Before leaving your spot, treat the countdown as a preparation window rather than the full journey between terminals. A phone suits a group that is about to set off, because the remaining time stays visible while you hold your bag. A laptop can work when you are seated near a charging point, but packing it away may consume much of this brief interval.
Common questions
What could make this preparation window too short during a Gatwick terminal change?
A platform update, a busy concourse or a companion repacking a bag can use up the set time. If preparations are unfinished when the alert sounds, pause and confirm the route before moving.
What if everyone is ready before the countdown ends?
There is no need to wait beside the bags purely for the alert. Stop the countdown and begin following the signed route together, allowing for crowds around the shuttle.
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