easyJet is launching four new routes from London Gatwick airport, to take its total number of destinations from Gatwick to 71.
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David Osborne, easyJet’s regional general manager for the UK, remarked, “easyJet has grown dramatically at Gatwick over the last few years. [This] announcement will further strengthen our position at Gatwick, which is our biggest single airport base."
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