The London airport will serve 172 destinations during the forthcoming holiday period, compared to 197 in the same period in 2019 (87%).
Top destinations for half-term getaways include Dublin, Barcelona and Malaga, while Dubai, New York and Orlando top the long-haul charts.
At the end of half-term, Gatwick will welcome new airline Bamboo Airways with a new route to Hanoi. JetBlue will also add a second daily service to New York.
Gatwick’s chief commercial officer, Jonathan Pollard, said: "We are really excited to see the number of destinations we fly to almost returning to pre-Covid levels for the October half-term.
"The summer was incredibly busy, and we took steps to provide more certainty for passengers, including recruiting more than 400 new security staff, so we are well resourced for half-term and beyond."
