Fly to the wealth centre of the UK
Gatwick Passenger Profile
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London and
beyond
London is one of the world’s truly great cities – for business and leisure. It’s the nerve centre of the world’s financial markets and tourists flock here from every corner of the globe, for the history, the sights and the shops. And in 2012, they will also be coming to the Olympics.
Fly to and from London Gatwick and your airline will also have easy and low-cost access to the people who live in the wealthiest corner of the UK. Gatwick is situated in Europe's strongest catchment area with 15 million people within 1 hour or less of the airport. Not only that, 43% of the catchment area are in the highest socio economic group AB.
Not only is Gatwick located in an affluent area, its charges are also cheaper than its competitors:
London Heathrow passenger charge = £30.63
London Gatwick passenger charge = £11.21
London Heathrow landing charge
Year round - £818.68 + £75.61 + £576.80 = £1,471.09
London Gatwick landing charge
Summer peak - £1,351.37
Summer off peak - £443.55
Winter - Free