Gatwick Profits Fall as War Sees Passenger Numbers Drop

Gatwick profits fall as war sees passenger numbers drop

Gatwick airport has revealed that its half-year profits fell by nearly a fifth as fewer passengers passed through its terminals due to the Iran war hit to international travel.

Gatwick profits fall as Iran war sees passenger numbers drop

The West Sussex airport said 19.1 million passengers travelled through the airport over the first half, down 4.7% compared with a year earlier.

Gatwick takes ‘significant’ passenger hit from Iran war

Gatwick has suffered a “significant” decline in passenger numbers as a result of the Iran war after airlines cancelled flights to the region and holidaymakers swerved destinations like Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. The UK’s second-biggest airport saw total passenger numbers drop by nearly five per cent because of the Middle East conflict, weighing on revenue and profit.  Pierre-Hugues Schmit, Gatwick’s chief executive, said: “Services to the region…