London Gatwick set for busiest ever summer season

London Gatwick is expecting its busiest summer season since 2019, with a record number of airlines, fresh destinations and expanded long-haul options.

The first in a number of new services launched earlier this month with Emirates welcoming its fourth-daily flight to Dubai, operated by an Airbus A350 – the first to serve England.

And that’s just the start as this summer, London Gatwick passengers will be able to choose from more than 230 destinations across Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Asia, the Middle East and Africa – the airport’s broadest network since 2019.

Indeed, with 62 airlines operating from Gatwick this summer, passengers will enjoy the airport’s widest choice of carriers ever, including eight new arrivals – Jet2, AirAsia X, Condor, Air Arabia, Air France, Eurowings, Animawings and Beijing Capital Airlines. Existing carriers are also expanding their connectivity.

Royal Air Maroc will begin serving Tetouan in Morocco twice weekly from March 29, Norwegian will strengthen the airport’s ties to Denmark with a new service to Aalborg from April 2, while Air Transat will launch a new route to Canadian capital Ottawa from May 15.

In addition, SWISS will also be increasing the frequency of its Zurich service to twice-daily from the end of March.

Jonny Macneal, Gatwick’s head of aviation development, said: “Emirates’ fourth daily flight is a fantastic start to what will be our most exciting and varied summer season in years.

“With new airlines joining the airport, new destinations launching and major frequency increases across our network, passengers will enjoy even more choice for holidays, business trips and long-haul adventures.

“We’re proud to offer one of the UK’s most comprehensive route networks and we look forward to welcoming even more passengers this summer.”