Good news for London jobs at Gatwick Airport

London jobs at Gatwick Airport have reason to smile after recent passenger numbers indicate the first sign of growth in over a year.

According to Redhill and Reigate Life, more than 2.8 million passengers used London Gatwick Airport during October 2009.

The figures for the passengers at Gatwick a year ago for the same month came to 2.77 million.

Andy Flower, Gatwick's managing director, told the publication: “It is fantastic that October saw an increase over last year in the number of people flying to and from the airport.
 
“We have attracted new growth in the European scheduled market, with Aer Lingus starting a new base here, and Flybe's UK programme has also seen an increase in passengers.
 
“New routes introduced by easyJet, Ryanair, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Norwegian this winter all show how popular London Gatwick Airport is with both airlines and their passengers.”

Flower added that the news confirms that the London airport can compete with other airports and that they can look forward to more growth in time to come.
 
The airport flies over 33 million passengers annually and creates 34, 000 jobs. An increase in confidence from customers will prove beneficial to the area as well as the UK.