LONDON, 2016-Aug-22 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its UK expansion today, by putting on sale two new routes from London Gatwick to Keflavik, Iceland and Rovaniemi, Finland. From 30th October, Norwegian will add its first UK service to the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik. Three weekly flights will operate direct to Keflavik throughout… Read the full press release
Oakland, CA, 2015-12-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Those with an eye on Oakland over the last few years have watched the Bay Area gem emerge as a premier destination. Oakland has been making a name for itself as a “city on the rise” across a spectrum of industries – tech, food, development, tourism, and thanks to the… Read the full press release
Gatwick set for record-breaking Bank Holiday with nearly 600,000 passengers passing through the airport Bank Holiday passengers have increased by 17.2% since the airport became independent from BAA in 2009 Berlin is the fastest growing route since last August Bank Holiday +54% on 2014 joined by Madrid +26% and Istanbul +22%. Long-haul leisure destinations also… Read the full press release
Gatwick’s 2.5 years of consecutive growth far outstrips Airports Commission forecasts 4.3 million passengers pass through the airport in July, +6.4% on previous year Gatwick CEO Stewart Wingate said: “These results put us ten years ahead of the forecasts used by the Airports Commission to predict future air traffic movements and how that relates to… Read the full press release
Gatwick achieves record passenger numbers in 28th consecutive month of growth 3.8 million passengers pass through the airport, +5% on previous year Long-haul routes growing fastest at the airport, +8% on the 12 months to last June Gatwick CEO Stewart Wingate said: “The growth of our transatlantic routes, which from May will include Boston, is… Read the full press release
London Gatwick welcomes over 100 businesses to a conference to help them grow overseas Gatwick teams up with Government’s Business is GREAT campaign with a host of other inspiring speakers Event follows new polling released earlier this month showing that small businesses and SMEs from all around the UK want Gatwick expanded LONDON, 2015-3-26 — /Travel… Read the full press release
Small businesses and SMEs from all around the UK want Gatwick expanded Institute of Directors says Gatwick “leads on regional destinations” OECD report: high charges from an expanded Heathrow would “discourage” more UK domestic flights LONDON, 2015-3-5 — /Travel PR News/ — A new YouGov poll published today has shown small and medium sized business… Read the full press release
LONDON, 2014-10-29 — /Travel PR News/ — Responding to today’s Department for Transport announcement about a 4 year funding deal for flights between Newquay and London Gatwick, a Gatwick Airport spokesperson said: “We welcome news that this crucial route has been secured and look forward to supporting Flybe’s operation. “Britain’s economy is driven by the… Read the full press release
London Gatwick unveils two ultimate, urban sculptures by renowned artist, Zeus to inspire passengers and celebrate the airport’s expanded route network The sculptures depict New York’s Chrysler Building and Dubai’s Burj Al Arab celebrating the launch of Norwegian’s new services to New York and Emirates’ A380 flights to Dubai this year The new commissions expand… Read the full press release
• 4.1 million passengers used Gatwick in July – up by 6% year-on-year • This is a new record for monthly passenger numbers at the world’s busiest single runway airport • European traffic, particularly on business routes, performs strongly – up 10.5% • North Atlantic traffic is up 6.6% – triggered by Norwegian Air Shuttle’s… Read the full press release
More than 3.4 million passengers used Gatwick in May – up by 6.5% on the prior year Gatwick is competing in the London market to deliver the best choice, service and fares for passengers European travel, especially business routes, performed strongly – up by 8.8% year-on-year, while long haul also achieved growth LONDON, 2014-6-13 —… Read the full press release
Gatwick achieves record moving annual passenger numbers of 36.5 million – with 20% of passengers now travelling on business Gatwick flies to more destinations than any other London airport – including 46 of the top 50 European business cities Savvy business travellers are choosing Gatwick for its time-saving office to plane door journey and transformed… Read the full press release
Local communities to benefit from discount parking scheme at Gatwick Airport Scheme costs £20 per year for up to 250 visits to Gatwick’s short stay car parks Discount follows Gatwick’s innovative ‘Approved Operator Scheme’ LONDON, 2014-6-4 — /Travel PR News/ — London Gatwick today launches its resident pick up discount scheme – designed specifically to save residents… Read the full press release
Expansion at Gatwick will enable more people to fly to more destinations – 10 million more passengers each year will be able to travel with a second runway at Gatwick than with a third runway at Heathrow Expansion at Gatwick will generate more competition, keeping fares low, and delivering £40 billion more in economic benefits… Read the full press release
• Passenger numbers for the 12 months ending 31 March 2014 up 4.8% • Over 2.7 million passengers passed through London Gatwick in March – up 5.1% on the prior year March 2014 traffic performance summary Month Moving Annual Total Growth Apr-13 Apr-12 Growth Mar-14 Mar-13… Read the full press release
Gatwick accepts all the recommendations of the McMillan Report into flood resilience, disruption and passenger welfare A £5 million programme of activity has already started to improve the airport’s resilience to flooding Up to £30 million has been made available to help implement the report findings in full Significant focus will be given to improving… Read the full press release
Transport Minister Baroness Kramer officially opens the new platform London Gatwick contributed £7.5m to the project which cost £53m in total London Gatwick is already the best connected airport in the UK, serving 129 direct rail destinations Over 13 million air passengers and more than one million commuters use Gatwick station every year Upgrades are… Read the full press release
Leading regional airline confirms new deal to retain key route for 2014 summer season Newquay, UK, 2013-12-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Flybe, Europe’s largest independent regional airline, has agreed a commercial deal with Newquay Cornwall Airport that will enable the airline to continue operating flights between Newquay and London Gatwick from March 30th until October 25th, 2014 on… Read the full press release
More than 3.1 million passengers passed through London Gatwick in October Passengers flying to Europe increased by 5.6% and to long haul destinations by 3.3% Norwegian announced three new routes to the US, including New York London, UK, 2013-11-12 — /travelprnews.com/ — October 2013 traffic performance summary Month Moving Annual Total Growth Nov-12 Nov-11 Growth Oct-13 Oct-12… Read the full press release
Competitively priced, new direct long haul routes will operate from Gatwick on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale Norwegian’s flights from Gatwick offer more affordable travel with prices significantly less than that of flights operating from Heathrow Norwegian’s entry into the long-haul market from London points to the future… Read the full press release
Over 3.5 million passengers passed through London Gatwick in September Passengers flying to Europe increased by 3.5% and to long haul destinations by 5.3% September’s load factor was 85.5% London, UK, 2013-10-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — September 2013 traffic performance summary Month Moving Annual Total Growth Oct-12 Oct-11 Growth Sep-13 Sep-12 (%) Sep-13 Sep-12 (%) Total terminal… Read the full press release
2013-09-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — easyJet, the UK’s largest airline has today, Wednesday 28 August 2013, announced it is increasing its Jersey network with the introduction of a year-round service to London Gatwick. From 30 March 2014 easyJet will operate three flights per day between Jersey and London Gatwick, offering the choice of a morning, afternoon and… Read the full press release
The Airports Commission has rightly emphasised that aviation noise will be a central issue in any decisions about new airport capacity Gatwick’s noise impacts are many times lower than those of Heathrow because aircraft using our airport do not overfly highly populated areas in London. Nothing in the future can change this basic fact, which… Read the full press release
Update from Flybe regarding the flight which landed at 21.01, Tuesday 3rd September at Newquay Cornwall Airport 2013-09-04 — /travelprnews.com/ — Flybe can confirm that the above flight landed normally and without incident at Newquay airport. However, due to a minor technical fault, it was deemed necessary that the 40 passengers disembark the aircraft on the taxiway, which they… Read the full press release
New Harrods department store opens focusing on fashion, jewellery and accessories Opening is part of a £21m revamp of the South Terminal departure lounge In addition to Harrods, twenty-two new shops will be open by the end of the year 2013-08-03— /travelprnews.com/ — London Gatwick today welcomes the opening of a new Harrods department store in… Read the full press release
Expansion at Gatwick will meet London’s and the UK’s connectivity needs for a generation, boost choice and enhance competition Expansion at Gatwick will cost between £5 and £9 billion – a fraction of the cost of expansion at Heathrow. A second runway can be open in 2025 Noise impacts will be substantially lower than for… Read the full press release
Sir Terry Farrell – world leading architect – and London Gatwick unveil an image of London served by a constellation of three major airports Expansion at London Gatwick will offer the crucial connectivity the UK needs True competition between three major London airports, supported by other airports, will drive better connectivity and prices for passengers… Read the full press release
Competition: multi-airport ‘constellation’ system will encourage a greater level of competition, thus driving future air connectivity and reducing costs to passengers. Connectivity: second runway at Gatwick will deliver the UKs connectivity requirements and maintain the UKs status as one of the best connected countries in the world. Certainty: Gatwick’s proposal is deliverable and will give… Read the full press release
Contracts & Commitments will provide a better outcome in terms of the quality of airport facilities, service levels and price than regulation could ever achieve Gatwick puts forward an improved offer for airlines and passengers with a price of RPI+ 1.5% over seven years Gatwick believes the pace of change at the airport should continue… Read the full press release
Thomson brings the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to London Gatwick for the first time Long-range Dreamliner has the ability to fly non-stop to the furthest destinations from the UK One-off Menorca service comes ahead of scheduled services to Cancun starting this July and Phuket in November 2013-06-24 — /travelprnews.com/ — London Gatwick today (21 June 2013) welcomed the… Read the full press release