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1950: Gatwick is chosen as London’s second airport. 1956: The airport is closed for a £7.8 million renovation, carried out by Alfred McAlpine. 1958: The new Gatwick is officially opened by the Queen. It was the world’s first airport with a direct train link.
The airport is the carrier's largest base and its 16 million passengers per year accounted for 45% of Gatwick's 2013 total (ahead of Gatwick's second-largest passenger airline: BA, whose 4.5 million passengers comprised 14% of total passenger traffic in 2011–12).
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Year ending in April 1987: Gatwick overtook New York JFK as the world's second-busiest international airport with 15.86 million international passengers. Late 1987 and early 1988: British Airways took over British Caledonian; the takeover began on 21 December 1987 and was completed on 14 April 1988.
When we opened. London Gatwick became an aerodrome back in the 1930s, but the airport we know today was officially opened on 9 June 1958 by Queen Elizabeth II. Over the past 60 years , our airport has grown from just 186,000 passengers to over 40 million passengers.
London Gatwick officially opened as a commercial airport in 1958. It's the UK’s second largest airport and is a vital piece of national infrastructure that helps drive both the regional and national economy. We are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
10 cze 2018 · To mark the 60th anniversary of the official opening of London Gatwick airport on 9 June 1958, we take look at key moments in its history.
