Gatwick Airport Parking with Holiday Extras

(PRWeb) January 12, 2007 -- Gatwick Airport's annual passenger count exceeded 34 million for the first time last month with the airport handling an 8.8% increase in passengers during December.

The increase, Gatwick Airport's highest number of passenger traffic to date, was part of the 10.9 million passengers handled by BAA airports in December. Each of the groups' 7 airports were besieged by cancellations and delays as a result of severe foggy conditions during the Christmas week, yet passenger numbers continued to grow.

Gatwick Airport parking will soon be in high demand. A higher number of passengers are expected to use Gatwick Airport in 2007, therefore pre-booking an airport parking space is becoming essential. Increasingly so with the Gatwick Express service under threat of closure.

Holiday Extras, the market leader for UK airport parking, offers a wide selection of options for Gatwick. With more choice for on and off airport parking - a total of 14 car parking options available. For on-airport Gatwick parking Holiday Extras offers NCP Flightpath and Parking Express. NCP Flightpath is ideal for passengers flying from Gatwick's North Terminal as the closest on-airport parking to the terminal with regular transfers from the secured car park.

Parking Express is perfectly suited to passengers flying from Gatwick Airport's South Terminal. The car park provides the lowest priced on-airport parking at Gatwick. Parking Express at Gatwick with Holiday Extras offers free transfers to the terminal building and parking at a secured location with regular security patrols and CCTV coverage.

Holiday Extras also cater to those passengers at Gatwick who are looking off-site airport parking. Options include the popular Courtlands airport car parking. Courtlands is the cheapest and closest off-airport holiday parking to Gatwick Airport. Transfers operate to and from Courtlands every 10 minutes, delivering an efficient and secured parking service at a very low cost.

For passengers seeking a meet and greet service, Maple Manor is the lowest priced personal parking service at Gatwick Airport. Passengers are met near the terminal and their vehicle is parked for them at a nearby secured compound while they check in. Their vehicle is delivered back to them upon return, serving both the North and South Terminal.

Gatwick Airport's 34 million passengers equates to 23% of the total 147.7 million handled by BAA's UK Airports. Pre-booking an airport parking space significantly reduces the hassle of departures and Holiday Extras offer a great selection of Gatwick Airport parking options at unbeatably low prices.

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