G
atwick as we speak mentioned flight departure punctuality was badly hit within the second quarter of the 12 months by a mixture of air visitors restrictions, unhealthy weather and the closure of Ukrainian airspace.
Only round half of flights from London ’s second airport left on time, dragging the determine for the primary half as a complete all the way down to 62.3%, towards 64.7% final 12 months.
This was regardless of the Sussex airport solely dealing with 86% of the pre-Covid degree of flights over the six months as long-haul operators solely slowly rebuilt their schedules after the pandemic.
Gatwick mentioned it’s “working with airlines and ground handlers to ensure aircraft are ready to go for the first wave of departures early in the morning and throughout the rest of the day. The airport also acted to prevent ground handling industrial action this summer, ensuring flights could continue as normal.”
First half revenues rose 45% to £423.3 million, cut up between charges charged to airways and “non-aeronautical income” from meals and retail gross sales and automobile parking. Net revenue was up 56% at £79.1 million.
CEO Stewart Wingate mentioned: “We worked closely with our partners to make sure the airport was well resourced ahead of the summer.”
Meanwhile the proprietor of Southend as we speak mentioned it was in discussions to carry quite a lot of airways again to the airport after a profitable summer time with easyJet.
The partnership with easyJet has seen the schedule develop from three locations to seven with rising frequency after it skilled robust load components, Southend proprietor Esken mentioned.
Esken mentioned its efficiency over the summer time supported its determination to promote the airport.
