Gatwick expects 3 million monthly passengers as losses narrow

Gatwick’s biggest airline customer, easyJet, plans to expand to record levels with 120 routes this summer. Photograph: PinPep/Rex/Shutterstock

Gatwick is expecting 3 million passengers a month this summer as the easing of travel restrictions and the return of takeoff and landing slot rules help the airport recover from its pandemic slump.

The airport reported narrower losses of just over £1m a day in 2021, down £95m on 2020 to £371m, despite passenger numbers falling further to 6.3 million last year.