London Gatwick Airport pax up 6%, cargo down 24% in May-2015

London Gatwick Airport passenger numbers - traffic highlights for May-2015:

• Passenger numbers: 3.6 million, +5.8% year-on-year;
• • UK and Channel Islands: 314,000, -3.5%;
  • Ireland: 118,800, +10.3%;
  • European scheduled: 2.5 million, +6.7%;
  • European charter: 263,300, +3.0%;
  • North Atlantic: 185,400, +17.6%;
  • Other long-haul: 274,200, +3.8%;
• Cargo volume: 5652 tonnes, -24.3%;
• Aircraft movements: 23,929, +2.3%. [more - original PR]