Press Release

July 2011 traffic performance summary

10 August 2011

Year on year passenger numbers at Gatwick rise by 5.9%

  • 201,300 more passengers flew through Gatwick this July
  • Growth in air transport movements and record average load factors
 

July-11

July-10

Growth
(%)

August-10 -July-11

August-09 -July-10

Growth
(%)
Total terminal passengers (000s)

3,632.4

3,431.1

5.9

32,895.1

31,627.2

4.0
Market analysis:            
UK + Channel Islands

359.1

340.7

5.4

3,637.0

 3,576.0

1.7
Ireland

130.8

124.9

4.7

1,280.8

1,288.6

-0.6
European scheduled

1,898.5

1,664.1

14.1

16,742.3

15,224.9

10.0
European charter

667.7

 693.4

-3.7

4,691.1

4,968.1

-5.6
North Atlantic

216.2

207.0

4.4

1,940.3

1,935.2

0.3

Other long haul

360.1

401.0

-10.2

4,603.6

4,634.4

-0.7
Air transport movements

23,938

23,319

2.7

242,273

238,137

1.7
Cargo (metric tonnes)

7,260

9,559

-24.1

94,412

96,862

-2.5

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.

Key Points:

  • Passenger numbers in July 2011 increased by 5.9%, 201,300 more passengers compared to the same month last year.
    • The year-on-year increase continued the trend in strong growth in passenger numbers at Gatwick
    • Low cost carriers helped to drive a 14.1% growth in the European scheduled market
    • Air transport movements grew 2.7% with short haul markets seeing the greatest gains
    • Load factors rose from an average of 84.5% in July 2010 to 86.8% in July 2011 – a record high for the month of July.  This was driven by international short haul and domestic markets
    • The school summer holidays commenced in July and at the peak, over 125,000 passengers travelled through Gatwick each day.
  • In July, Malaysia-based long haul carrier AirAsia X announced that it is switching its Stansted operation to Gatwick.
    • Services from Gatwick to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, commence on 24th October this year
    • AirAsia X passengers will benefit from a wider choice of domestic and international connections via Gatwick
    • AirAsia X is the fourth carrier in recent months to announce the commencement of services at Gatwick. It follows Vietnam Airlines, Lufthansa and Air Nigeria as Gatwick competes to become London’s airport of choice.

    For media relations information please contact:

    Gatwick Airport press office
    Tel: +44 (0)1293 505000
    Email: gatwickmedia@gatwickairport.com

    For investor relations information please contact:

    Ben Nolan
    Tel: +44 (0)1293 502589
    Email: ben.nolan@gatwickairport.com 

     

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