Thursday 28 July 2016

Gatwick set for busiest ever summer holiday season

GATWICK AIRPORT is set to have a record-breaking summer with eight million passengers forecast to travel through the airport, up 6.6 percent on summer 2015.

The airport will welcome 50 percent more passengers with children, with 165,000 passengers travelling through on the busiest day, which will be August 14.

Gatwick Airport, terminals operations manager, Wayne Tomlinson said: ‘We’re seeing more passengers than ever travelling through Gatwick, and this summer is no exception being our busiest yet. All teams at the airport have been working hard ahead of the summer to make our passengers’ time with us as fun and hassle-free as possible, whether it’s our family entertainment area, a dedicated family security lane, or a pushchair available on arrival at the airport.’

Destinations proving particularly popular this year include Orlando, Florida, up 17 percent, Tenerife, up 16 percent, and Faro, Portugal, up 13 percent year-on-year.

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