Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Alicante. While the right side wins at Gatwick departure, the left side dominates the most scenic portions of the flight: the English Channel crossing, the French Atlantic coast, the Pyrenees crossing (where left gives a better angle on the western ranges), and the spectacular Alicante arrival over the Costa Blanca. The landing view alone makes left the overall winner.

During takeoff from Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Right side for the best views. Gatwick's main departure runway 26L sends aircraft westward before turning south. The right side picks up the North Downs ridge and the Surrey Hills AONB as you climb, plus a clear view back toward the Weald. Left side faces north toward Crawley's urban sprawl. Notable sights include: Surrey Hills and North Downs escarpment, Weald of Sussex patchwork farmland, Crawley town below, Ashdown Forest heathland to the east.

When landing at Alicante (ALC), sit on the Left side for the best views. Alicante typically lands on runway 10 (eastward approach from the sea) or 28 (westward). On the common runway 10 approach over the Mediterranean, the left side gives you the Costa Blanca coastline, the city of Alicante, and the dramatic Cabo de las Huertas headland. On runway 28, left still captures the Sierra de Crevillent and inland sierras. Notable sights include: Alicante city and Castillo de Santa Bárbara on its rock, Costa Blanca coastline and Playa de San Juan, Cape of Santa Pola and its salt lagoons, Sierra de Crevillent range inland.

The flight from Gatwick (LGW) to Alicante (ALC) takes Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes.

English Channel crossing near Dieppe or Cherbourg peninsula, Loire Valley and its river visible at altitude, Bay of Biscay coastline near Bordeaux, the western Pyrenees crossing between Pau and San Sebastián, the Ebro Valley in Aragon, and the dry Meseta plateau of inland Spain before descending toward the Mediterranean coast