Overview
- Pre-tax profit fell to £422.9 million in 2025, down 7.3% year on year, with total passengers slipping 1.1% to 42.8 million.
- Short-haul traffic declined 1.9% due to temporary aircraft availability issues, with industry delivery shortfalls linked by Airbus to Pratt & Whitney engine shortages.
- Total revenue edged up 0.2% to £1,132.1 million as retail reported £238.8 million, with underlying retail up 2.5% and food and beverage up 3.4% to £67.2 million.
- Long-haul demand strengthened, with Sub‑Saharan Africa up 22%, the Far East and South Asia up 24%, and the Middle East and Central Asia up 17%.
- Approval in September 2025 to use the Northern Runway enables roughly 100,000 more flights a year under a £2.2 billion private project projected to add about 14,000 jobs and £1 billion annually, as Jet2 launches Gatwick service in March 2026 and new lounges, scanners and terminal upgrades come on stream.