Ash chaos cost Manchester Airport £10m
27.05.10
Manchester Airport has said that the disruption caused by the volcanic ash cloud has cost it at least £10m. Over 3000 flights were affected by ash from the Icelandic volcano and airport bosses fear the losses could continue to rise, with more shut-downs predicted during the summer.
In total the Manchester Airports Group - which also owns East Midlands, Bournemouth and Humberside airports - has said that it has lost upwards of £15m. In its last set of published accounts the group, which is owned by the 10 councils of Greater Manchester, recorded operating profits of £78.4m.
A spokesman said: ‘It's a large amount and, if you think about it, this is our busy summer season. We've still got about four months of summer left, we can still have a strong summer. We just need to make sure there is no more travel disruption, that we start to see long-term bookings return to normal.’
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