EasyJet welcomes 250 millionth passenger at Gatwick
EasyJet has marked the milestone of carrying 250 million passengers to and from London Gatwick Airport.
The airline started flying there on 16 December 1999 with the inaugural flight to Geneva.
It opened a Gatwick base in 2002.
To mark the occasion the airline surprised passengers Amy Lovegrove and Richard Hansen from Crawley, who were flying to Rhodes with free easyJet return flights.
EasyJet now operates 68 aircraft from the airport which is the largest base in its network and carries almost 20 million passengers a year on 102 routes.
Over the last year easyJet has introduced new routes to four destinations from London Gatwick including to Calvi in France, the Greek Island of Skiathos, Akureyri in Iceland and Salerno on Italy’s Amalfi coast.
Mark Johnston, COO, London Gatwick, said: “It is fantastic to see easyJet reach such a momentous milestone after many successful years of operations.”
“Their presence at London Gatwick is significant and we will continue working collaboratively to further grow a diverse choice of routes.”
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