In August, BAA`s UK airports achieved 3.7% growth on last year despite BA`s operational problems…
In August, BAA`s UK airports achieved 3.7% growth on last year despite BA`s operational problems. This meant that a total of 14.2 million passengers used the airports in August, making it the busiest August on record.
Among key markets, European scheduled traffic growth was strong at all airports and in total was up by 8.3%. North Atlantic activity rose by 4.5% while traffic on other long haul routes was 9.0% up on last August. European charter traffic was again the weakest sector, experiencing an 11.2% decrease in August, following a 6.2% drop in July.
Of the individual airports, Heathrow`s traffic grew 2.0%, Gatwick grew 2.1% despite the decline in charter traffic, Stansted recorded a 9.4% gain and Southampton an 8.4% increase.
The Scottish airports recorded a 6.1% gain with Glasgow up by 4.4% and Edinburgh by 7.8%. Aberdeen continued its recent recovery with a 7.5% increase.
In total the number of air transport movements handled at BAA`s airports was up by 2.9%. Cargo growth continued its recent strong recovery with an overall increase of 10.8% in tonnage handled. Heathrow`s growth was again in double figures adding 12.9%.
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