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Passengers and air cargo up at Gatwick during February
9.3.2010 (Gatwick Airport's press release and figures)
Key points:
- February showed London Gatwick Airport continues to recover well from the economic downturn with a year on year increase in passenger numbers.
- A total of 2.05 million passengers travelled through the airport with the greatest gain in European scheduled markets, which continue to drive the airport’s growth.
- Domestic and ‘other long haul’ markets also exhibited year on year growth of 4.7% and 7.0% respectively.
- Traffic for the rolling 12 month period finished 3.8% down on the previous 12 months, driven largely by seven consecutive months of declining year on year traffic at the beginning of the period.
- Air transport movements recorded good growth of 3.5% against February 2009, further illustrating London Gatwick Airport’s recovery from the economic downturn.
- Cargo tonnage grew for the fourth consecutive month but remains down on a rolling 12 month basis.
London Gatwick Airport February 2010 traffic performance summary
09 March 2010
Strong year on year growth in passenger numbers at London Gatwick Airport.
| Feb10 | Feb09 | % growth | Mar09 - Feb10 | Mar08 - Feb09 | % growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total terminal passengers (000s) |
2,053.7 |
1,989.4 |
3.2% |
32,327.6 |
33,603.5 |
-3.8% |
| Market comparison: | ||||||
| UK + Channel Islands |
258.1 |
246.4 |
4.7% |
3,665.3 |
3,663.2 |
0.1% |
| Ireland |
92.79 |
103.3 |
-10.3% |
1,402.3 |
1,438.3 |
-2.5% |
| European scheduled |
972.7 |
879.9 |
10.5% |
15,467.7 |
14,521.6 |
6.5% |
| European charter |
226.0 |
255.6 |
-11.6% |
5,135.9 |
6,276.5 |
-18.2% |
| North Atlantic (see below) |
98.8 |
125.3 |
-21.1% |
2,108.1 |
3,099.7 |
-32.0% |
| Other long haul |
405.4 |
378.9 |
7.0% |
4,548.3 |
4,604.2 |
-1.2% |
| Air transport movements |
16,775 |
16,200 |
3.5% |
244,637 |
252,307 |
-3.0% |
| Cargo (metric tonnes) |
8,334.7 |
6,001.3 |
38.91% |
77,471.4 |
94,064.9 |
-17.6% |
Note: Origins and destinations are classified according to ultimate origin or
destination of aircraft in the case of multi-sector flights.
Note: Figures for the market sectors have been rounded. Totals as per traffic summary.
Note: Figures for the market sectors have been rounded. Totals as per traffic summary.
by comparison, a year earlier
BAA figures for Gatwick for February 2009
Source: BAA press release for more details
Passengers: down - 14.4% in Feb 2009 compared to Feb 2008.
Air Traffic Movements: down - 11.9% in Feb 2009 compared to Feb 2008.
Air Freight: down - 56.9% in Feb 2009 compared to Feb
2008
see also - on the Gatwick North Atlantic decline
UK-to-US traffic down 10% in 2009; Heathrow’s share of market jumps from 60% to 75% in two years
9th March 2010 In 2009 there was a 10% fall in passengers on UK-US routes, compared to 2008.
This was the lowest level since 1997 and a long way short of the 20 million which
the growth in the market during the late 90s would have suggested. Only 14% of
UK-US flights are from airports other than Gatwick and Heathrow. Heathrow’s share
has leapt from 61% in 2007 to 70% in 2008 and 76% in 2009. Gatwick US flights
fell by 31% in 2009. (anna aero)
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(10th March 2010)
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