BAA`s seven UK airports handled a total of 8.7 million passengers in February, an increase of…
BAA`s seven UK airports handled a total of 8.7 million passengers in February, an increase of 6.3% against the previous year.
Stansted recorded a 24.2% increase, with over 16.5 million passengers handled by the airport in the last 12 months. Glasgow experienced a 13.6% increase and Edinburgh grew by 12.0%.
Heathrow grew by 1.4% and Gatwick, which continues to benefit from growth in domestic and European services, reported gains of 5.9%. Southampton added 2.2% and Aberdeen grew by 2.0%.
In the individual markets, domestic travel grew by 12.7%, whilst scheduled and charter traffic on European routes saw increases of 8.6% and 4.7% respectively. There was growth of 1.0% on North Atlantic routes whilst other long haul services were up 0.6%.
Total Air Transport Movements were 4.7% higher whilst cargo tonnage was up 8.7%.
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