More travellers passed through Gatwick last year than in 2004 despite the London bombings in July.
During 2005 32.7 million passengers used the airport, 4.2 per cent more than in 2004.
Passenger numbers were up in December with 2.1 million travellers using the airport, 2.5 per cent more than in December 2004.
Paul Griffiths, the airport's managing director, said: "December passenger figures reflected the overall solid performance Gatwick achieved in 2005, both in the number of travellers and the expanding route network of world-wide destinations.
"We also made significant improvements in developing customer service initiatives, such as self-service check-in and day-before check-in services.
"2006 will be another challenging year for the airport, balancing our environmental and community responsibilities with the benefits that a busy international airport brings to region."
Thursday, January 12, 2006
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