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Gatwick passenger numbers climb
More than 2.7 million passengers passed through London Gatwick in April 2013, which reflects marginal growth on the prior year of around 11,400 passengers. This is in spite of the earlier Easter break, which meant that a significant proportion of Easter holiday related traffic was seen in March.
Gatwick Airport joins GTMC
The GTMC, the UK’s leading professional industry body representing travel management companies, has welcomed London Gatwick Airport as its first airport partner, reinforcing the airport’s commitment to the corporate travel market. London Gatwick Airport is the UK’s second largest airport and the busiest single-runway airport in the world.
Turkish Airlines boosts Istanbul connections from Gatwick
Turkish Airlines has expanded its services from London Gatwick to Istanbul, with Turkey’s national carrier now offering flights to both of Istanbul’s airports. Offering passengers increased choice of when to fly and providing further onward connections, the new flights to Sabiha Gökçen airport will fly three times a week and then daily from June 1st 2013.
Norwegian Air expands at Gatwick
Norwegian Air Shuttle is planning to establish a UK base at Gatwick and will launch 12 new short haul routes this month. The move comes as Norwegian continues to excel at Gatwick; the airline has increased weekly flights from 198 in 2009 and will offer 320 by the end of summer 2013.
Gatwick passenger figures climb
London Gatwick served over 2.5 million passengers during March, up by 2.5% on the prior year and the highest traffic figures seen in March for five years, with the sustained cold weather and the earlier start to the Easter getaway contributing to the growth in traffic this month.
Gatwick opens new A380 ready stand
Gatwick Airport has officially opened its new £6.4 million pier-served A380 stand. To celebrate the occasion, Emirates - the world’s largest A380 customer - will today operate a one-off A380 aircraft into Gatwick, giving stand 110 on pier six the final stamp of approval.
Gatwick North still a high flyer for British Airways after 25 years
Twenty five years ago this week Queen gave the royal seal of approval by officially opening British Airways’ home at Gatwick Airport’s North Terminal. The vast £200m smoked-glass building heralded a new age in flying, which was the most modern and spacious terminal in the world when it was unveiled.
Gatwick outlines proposals for Airport Commission
Gatwick Airport has submitted its list of suggested criteria the Airports Commission should use to determine which airport locations would be suitable for further study. Gatwick’s recommended evaluation criteria includes: demand, capacity and connectivity, environmental impacts, competition, financial and economic issues, social and community issues, the end-to-end passenger experience, resilience and deliverability.
British Airways unbundles Gatwick ticket prices
British Airways is extending choice for short-haul customers at Gatwick with the launch of a new “hand baggage only” fare. The new type of fare from Gatwick will be available initially to five destinations – Amsterdam, Dubrovnik, Jersey, Tunis and Turin.
Gatwick unveils £1bn in additional investment
The owners of Gatwick Airport have unveiled proposals to ramp up the existing investment at the airport as competition continues to increase in the south-east of England. Officials at Gatwick confirmed the airport will now spend a further £1 billion on the airport between 2014 and 2019 to build on the improvements delivered to passengers over the past three years.
Passenger numbers down at Gatwick
There was a drop of 0.8 per cent in passenger numbers at Gatwick Airport in January when compared to the prior year, according to new figure. This is despite the continuing challenging economic conditions and winter weather in January, which saw the airport make use of its £8m snow-clearing fleet to remain fully operational.
Sir Peter Blake unveils new artwork at London Gatwick
Gatwick Airport has announced the unveiling of Sir Peter Blake’s new ‘London-inspired’ collection. The godfather of British pop art has created a body of work that celebrates all that is great about the city and will provide a warm welcome to visitors.