Gatwick welcomed 32 million passengers in 2022

Annual traffic results show London Gatwick Airport served 32.8 million passengers in 2022.

It represented 71% of pre-pandemic 2019 numbers.

It contrasts with only 6.3 million passengers in 2021.

The strong recovery supports its increased long-haul connectivity, now serving 42 global routes.

The airport’s long-haul network was boosted by an announcement that Air India will fly to four new destinations.

Delta also returns to Gatwick, flying the airport’s fourth daily flight to New York.

There were 213,952 total aircraft movements at London Gatwick in 2022, which is 76% of 2019. levels.

Jonathan Pollard, CCO said: “These figures are extremely positive and clearly show London Gatwick’s continued strong recovery.”