Bristol Airport passengers up 1.8% in 2010
02.02.11
Passenger numbers at Bristol Airport were up 1.8 percent last year compared to 2009. It was one of only two of the UK’s top 10 airports to grow in 2010. Civil Aviation Authority figures show passengers numbers were down across all UK airports by an average of 3.5 percent. Scheduled international routes were the strongest performers, showing a 3.7 percent increase.
The number of people passing through the airport increased despite the significant disruption to air travel caused by snow, volcanic ash and air traffic control strikes. A total of 5.7 million passengers used Bristol Airport over the course of the year, a figure which would have been approximately 150,000 higher had it not been for these exceptional events.
The rise in passengers at Bristol Airport was achieved with fewer flights, with the total number of aircraft movements down by 1.5 percent, a decrease of more than 1000.
Shaun Browne, Aviation Director at Bristol Airport, said: ‘These results demonstrate the continued demand for international air travel to and from the South West. 2010 was a challenging year for aviation, but the airport has retained a strong route network, which serves hundreds of destinations across the world direct or via major hubs such as Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris Charles de Gaulle.’
'This connectivity is set to further improve in March when KLM commences a fourth daily service to Amsterdam, and Aer Lingus begins flying three times a day to Dublin. Both services offer convenient onward connections across the Atlantic.'
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