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Every year, Gatwick contributes around £2 billion to the South East’s economy. We enable
businesses to prosper, tourism to flourish, and 21,000 people to say they are proud to work at
Gatwick Airport, with over 35% of them living in Crawley.
We invested £1.2 billion between 2008 and 2014 and have committed to invest a further £1 billion
going forward. Improvements so far include a new, £31 million South Terminal forecourt, a £45
million state-of-the-art South Terminal security area, a £34 million extension to the South Terminal
departure lounge and a £75 million extension to the North Terminal.
We know that the extensive social and economic benefits that Gatwick creates must also be balanced with a sustainable
airport operation. From an environmental perspective, we are realising the benefits from our previous £1.2 billion
investment programme as we have reduced the amount of electricity consumed despite increasing passenger numbers
and aircraft movements. As a result of this capital investment programme and the work we do across the airport with our
business partners and third parties, Gatwick Airport has reduced its overall carbon emissions by 28,052 tonnes since 2009
the equivalent of more than 50 fully-laden Airbus A380s and we are aiming to be carbon neutral by 2040.
Also contributing to the environment will soon be a hugely improved rail service for our passengers and the local
communities around Gatwick, so that significantly more people will be able to access the airport by train more often, and
in much greater comfort. These transformational improvements will see rail capacity double by 2020, and nearly triple by
2035. This will be achieved by new, longer trains and through other infrastructure improvements including a redeveloped
station at Gatwick.
On a national scale, Gatwick is on the shortlist of potential locations for the UK’s next runway. Our vision of a two
runway Gatwick would mean London had two world class airports helping to connect London and the south east to the
rest of the world.
Stewart Wingate
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Gatwick Airport Limited
Gatwick Airport
