Gatwick airport operator, BAA, has reported a steady increase in passenger numbers at its seven sites last month.
Passengers at the group's airports, which also include Heathrow and Stansted, reached 11.7 million during May, a 7.8 per cent increase on the same month last year.
There was strong growth at Gatwick - up 2.9 per cent in the month to 2.69 million passengers - while annual numbers at Heathrow passed 65 million for the first time.
Numbers on North Atlantic routes grew by 18.1 per cent while long-haul routes attracted a 24.8 per cent increase on last year, when figures were affected by the Sars outbreak.
European scheduled traffic increased and the only significant weakness was in European charter traffic, which dipped 13.3 per cent on last year.
Friday June 11, 2004
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