Ryanair blamed for dip in traffic at Prestwick Airport
19.12.06
Passenger numbers at Prestwick Airport dipped in November, mainly because of a fall in Ryanair capacity, according to an airport spokesman. Passengers using the airport fell to 161,101 from 166,745 for the same month last year, a fall of 3.3%
Ryanair operates five short-haul Boeing 737s out of Prestwick, serving more than 20 destinations in France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Ireland and Scandinavia. It accounts for over 70% of the airports capacity.
A spokesman for the airport said the slight drop in passengers was a result of route restructuring by Ryanair, which has reduced its capacity by 8000 seats a month after cutting the frequency of flights on many of its main routes.
A Ryanair spokeswoman said: 'We carried fewer passengers at Glasgow Prestwick this November than last. However, this month we have launched two new routes from Glasgow Prestwick and we are currently in talks with the airport about further expansion.'
Yesterday, the airline introduced a new three times-a-week service to Grenoble in France. It follows the launch of other new services in recent weeks to Riga and the City of Derry airport.
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