Bristol Airport passengers up 8.5%
14.07.10
Passenger numbers were up 8.52 percent at Bristol Airport in June, with scheduled international flights showing the biggest increase, up 13.2 percent. Over 583,000 passengers passed through the terminal last month, taking the total for the year to date to more than 2.5 million.
Civil Aviation Authority statistics due to be published this week are expected to show Bristol is one of the fastest growing airports in the UK. Five out of the first six months of 2010 have seen more passengers use the airport than in the previous year, with April – when UK air travel was disrupted by ash from the Icelandic volcano - the only exception.
Shaun Browne, Aviation Director at Bristol Airport, said: ‘Demand for both business and leisure travel is returning to levels seen before the recession, and airlines are responding by introducing additional capacity this summer. The Glastonbury Festival also generated a significant number of inbound visitors to the region in June, with Bristol Airport proving to be a popular gateway for festival-goers.’
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