Press Release

October 2011 traffic performance summary

11 November 2011

Record average load factors for each month this summer

  • 57,900 more passengers flew through Gatwick this October compared to last year
  • Record high October load factors
  • Record average load factors over 2011 Summer season
 

Oct-11

Oct-10

Growth
(%)

Nov-10 -Oct-11

Nov-09 -Oct-10

Growth
(%)
Total terminal passengers (000s)

2,908.0

2,850.1

2.0

33,242.6

31,517.9

5.5
Market analysis:            
UK + Channel Islands

326.2

325.2

0.3

3,555.5

 3,455.7

2.9
Ireland

101.2

115.9

-12.7

1,264.7

1,247.6

1.4
European scheduled

1,581.0

1,420.3

11.3

17,318.2

15,216.5

13.8
European charter

354.8

398.6

-11.0

4,563.7

4,848.7

-5.9
North Atlantic

183.2

194.2

-5.7

1,944.6

1,919.4

1.3

Other long haul

361.6

395.9

-8.7

4,595.9

4,830.0

-4.8
Air transport movements

21,865

21,214

-0.1

243,178

235,745

3.2
Cargo (metric tonnes)

7,458

9,709

-23.2

89,566

103,866

-13.8

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 October 2011 increased by 2.0% compared to the same month last year – up by 57,900 passengers:
    • Growth in passenger numbers was slightly lower than in previous months during the Summer season with reduced capacity year on year into North African charter destinations.
    • Capacity on European scheduled markets, particularly from low cost airlines, continued to grow
    • Average load factors for the month increased by 1.3 percentage points to 80.9% - a record high for October.
    • This completes a strong summer season for Gatwick in which average load factors for every month from April through to October were higher than in the same periods last year.
  • Gatwick welcomed the arrival of two new airlines at the end of October and confirmed others will be starting in the near future:
    • AirAsia X commenced operations to the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur on 24 October having moved its London base from Stansted to Gatwick
    • Lufthansa launched a double-daily service to their Frankfurt hub on 30 October, reconnecting Gatwick with Continental Europe’s financial centre and enabling passengers to connect on to its extensive global network to destinations including Johannesburg and Mumbai.
    • Turkish Airlines confirmed it will commence a daily flight to Istanbul from 20 December.

    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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