Scotland's Airports enjoy passenger boost
10.02.06
Scotland's three busiest airports got off to a flying start to 2006, according to figures released by BAA yesterday. Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports handled almost 1.3 million passengers in January.
An increase in international traffic, up 14.6% over the year, saw overall passenger numbers in January jump by 5.8% on the previous year at BAA's three Scottish hubs. At Aberdeen Airport, growth was even stronger with international passenger numbers up by almost 30% on the same period last year.
Across the three airports, domestic traffic was relatively static, with passenger numbers only marginally higher than last year, partly a reaction to the growth of direct international travel from Scotland.
Edinburgh was Scotland's busiest airport in January with 552,708 passengers, a rise of 3.6% on the previous year. International passenger numbers were also up by 14.5%. Passenger numbers at Glasgow Airport grew by 4.3% in January to 525,653. Again international traffic grew substantially at the airport, up 11.2% on the previous year.
Despite success in Scotland, BAA figures showed a sharp decline in trans-Atlantic travel from its airports across the UK. The operator blamed the 3.4% year-on-year fall in numbers travelling to the United States on higher fuel costs for operators and a softening economy which has seen fewer business people make the trip.
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