BAA`s seven UK airports handled 9.9 million passengers in January…
BAA`s seven UK airports handled 9.9 million passengers in January, an increase of 7.4% against the same month last year.
During the month all airports recorded gains. Heathrow increased 6.1%, while Gatwick rose 10.8% and Stansted added 8.6%. More aggressive passenger marketing by airlines is believed to have driven growth at these airports.
At BAA`s three Scottish airports an overall increase of 6.2% was recorded. Glasgow recorded an increase of 6.8%, Edinburgh added 4.9% and Aberdeen rose 8.3%. Glasgow and Edinburgh each benefited from strong growth on Irish routes and good performances on international services. A combination of severe storms in 2004 and new services contributed to Aberdeen`s stronger performance. At Southampton an increase of 4.2% was recorded.
Across the markets, North Atlantic and Other Long Haul services performed strongly recording increases of 5.6% and 11.1% respectively. Low fare services continued to benefit European Scheduled and Irish markets with these sectors each increasing 8.3% during the month. European Charter traffic was down 1.6% overall.
Air transport movements were 3.3% higher and cargo tonnage was up by 5.9%.
| BAA Traffic Summary January 2005 | ||||||
| Air Transport Movements | Month | % change | Financial Year to date | % change | *12 months to Jan 05 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 39,139 | 2.3 | 394,203 | 2.6 | 470,637 | 2.9 |
| Gatwick | 18,333 | 6.6 | 208,295 | 4.2 | 242,618 | 3.4 |
| Stansted | 13,563 | 1.3 | 149,879 | 3.0 | 177,570 | 3.4 |
| London | 71,035 | 3.2 | 752,377 | 3.1 | 890,825 | 3.1 |
| Southampton | 2,964 | 5.1 | 31,749 | 8.7 | 37,580 | 12.5 |
| Glasgow | 6,855 | 4.1 | 79,642 | 5.5 | 93,108 | 5.0 |
| Edinburgh | 8,785 | 0.0 | 94,331 | 5.4 | 112,545 | 5.8 |
| Aberdeen | 6,565 | 7.2 | 70,153 | 5.8 | 82,964 | 5.6 |
| Scottish | 22,205 | 3.3 | 244,126 | 5.6 | 288,617 | 5.5 |
| BAA Total | 96,204 | 3.3 | 1,028,252 | 3.8 | 1,217,022 | 4.0 |
| BAA TRAFFIC SUMMARY January 2005 | ||||||
| Cargo | Month | % change | Financial Year to date | % change | *12 months to Jan 05 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 98,781 | 5.2 | 1,114,587 | 10.0 | 1,330,096 | 8.6 |
| Gatwick | 16,457 | 0.3 | 178,610 | -2.8 | 218,320 | -2.0 |
| Stansted | 18,696 | 13.1 | 189,982 | 12.7 | 229,619 | 13.7 |
| London | 133,934 | 5.6 | 1,483,179 | 8.6 | 1,778,035 | 7.8 |
| Southampton | 16 | -20.0 | 225 | -17.3 | 270 | -15.1 |
| Glasgow | 492 | 42.6 | 7,530 | 50.3 | 8,316 | 53.3 |
| Edinburgh | 2,298 | 13.0 | 23,278 | 8.3 | 27,692 | 10.8 |
| Aberdeen | 304 | 15.2 | 3,196 | 8.3 | 3,781 | 8.5 |
| Scottish | 3,094 | 17.1 | 34,004 | 15.5 | 39,789 | 17.4 |
| BAA Total | 137,044 | 5.9 | 1,517,408 | 8.8 | 1,818,094 | 8.0 |
| MARKET COMPARISON: January 2005 | |||
| Market | BAA Total for Jan 04 (in 000s) Month | BAA Total for Jan 05 (in 000s) Month | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1,824 | 1,928 | 5.7 |
| Eire | 437 | 473 | 8.3 |
| European Scheduled | 3,415 | 3,701 | 8.3 |
| European Charter* | 566 | 557 | -1.6 |
| North Atlantic | 1,260 | 1,331 | 5.6 |
| Other Long Haul | 1,763 | 1,960 | 11.1 |
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