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Small decline in passenger numbers at Gatwick in January

11 February 2013

  • Traffic at Gatwick sees a slight drop against the prior year as economic conditions remain challenging and adverse weather impacts other UK airports
  • New long-haul airlines serving Asia boosts growth in that market by 6.6%
  • Over 2,096,000 passengers flew through Gatwick this month

January 2013 traffic performance summary


MonthMoving Annual Total
GrowthFeb-12Feb-11Growth
Jan-13Jan-12(%)Jan-13Jan-12(%)
Total terminal passengers (000s)2,096.402,113.40-0.834,194.2033,671.401.6
Market Analysis:
UK + Channel Islands257.82512.73,834.903,740.302.5
Ireland86.788.5-21,282.901,292.20-0.7
European scheduled1,059.201,098.50-3.618,477.5017,710.304.3
European charter183.1187.7-2.54,072.304,538.00-10.3
North Atlantic96.3100.1-3.81,842.701,946.80-5.3
Other long haul413.3387.66.64,683.904,443.805.4
Air transport movements16,05916,870-4.8239,860243,661-1.6
Cargo (metric tonnes)7,3236,48712.998,51387,83912.2

Note: Origins and destinations are classified according to ultimate origin or destination of aircraft in the case of multi-sector flights.

Key points:

  • There was a drop of -0.8% in passenger numbers on the prior year in spite of continuing challenging economic conditions and winter weather in January, which saw Gatwick make use of its £8m snow-clearing fleet to remain fully operational.
    • Gatwick continued to see growth in domestic (6,800 more passengers) and long-haul markets (21,900 more passengers).
    • The trend of achieving high load factors continues. Load factors in January of 74.9% were 1.3 percentage points higher than the prior year.
    • There was a decline in European scheduled and charter flights this month, as the challenging economic climate in Europe continues.

This month:

  • Garuda Indonesia announced that it has chosen Gatwick to operate six direct flights a week between London and Jakarta starting in winter 2013. This will make Gatwick the only UK airport to connect passengers directly to the largest economy in South East Asia.
  • Korean Air announced the cancellation of its Gatwick-Seoul service – a sign of the challenging economic climate in the UK at present.
  • Tickets for easyJet’s new route between Gatwick and Moscow went on sale in advance of the inaugural flight on Monday 18 March 2013.

Gatwick Airport’s Chief Financial Officer Nick Dunn said:

“In January we saw a slight decline in the number of passengers travelling through Gatwick, which is a reflection of lower European traffic. However this was balanced with growth from long-haul airlines serving Asia.

“We are delighted that Garuda Indonesia has chosen Gatwick to operate a vital new direct route to a key high-growth business market. Jakarta is also a major hub airport for South East Asia, giving UK passengers even more access and choice to the region”

Notes to Editors

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About Gatwick Airport

Gatwick Airport is the UK’s second largest airport and the busiest single-runway airport in the world. It serves more than 180 destinations in 90 countries for around 34.2 million passengers a year on short- and long-haul point-to-point services. It is also a major economic driver for the South-East region, generating around 23,000 on-airport jobs and a further 13,000 jobs through related activities. The airport is 28 miles south of London with excellent public transport links, including the Gatwick Express. Gatwick Airport is owned by a group of international investment funds, of which Global Infrastructure Partners is the largest shareholder.

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