Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from London to Torino. The left side misses the best of the Gatwick departure but wins decisively on landing with the full western Alpine panorama on approach to Turin. Over the Channel and northern France the left side also looks toward the French coast and Paris basin. The Alpine approach view on the left is genuinely one of the best mountain arrival panoramas in European aviation.

During takeoff from Gatwick (LGW), sit on the Right side for the best views. Gatwick's main runway 08R/26L means westbound departures head east then turn south. On a typical northeasterly departure climbing out, the right side gives views over the Surrey Hills and the Weald. Southbound departures on runway 26L give the right side views toward the South Downs and the English Channel coast near Brighton. Notable sights include: Surrey Hills AONB, the Weald (patchwork farmland), Brighton coastline and English Channel, South Downs ridge.

When landing at Torino (TRN), sit on the Left side for the best views. Turin's runway 36 (northerly approach) means aircraft approach from the south over the Po Plain. The left side on final approach faces west, giving a direct broadside view of the entire western Alpine wall — the Cottian and Graian Alps — with Monte Viso being the most distinctive peak. This is one of the most dramatic mountain panoramas available on any European approach. Notable sights include: Monte Viso (3,841m), Cottian Alps western wall, Po Plain (Pianura Padana), Turin city grid.

The flight from Gatwick (LGW) to Torino (TRN) takes Approximately 1 hour 50 minutes to 2 hours.

English Channel crossing near Dieppe, then tracking southeast over the Paris Basin and Burgundy plateau, crossing the Jura mountains (visible as a distinct forested ridge), then descending over the Po Plain with the full Alpine arc visible ahead