Passengers up 2.3% at Birmingham Airport
12.01.08
Birmingham Airport handled a record 587,760 passengers in December, up 2.3% on the same month in 2006 and the highest number of passengers to ever travel through the airport in the month of December. A total of 9,232,496 used the airport in 2007, up 0.9% on 2006. Scheduled passengers accounted for 73% of the 2007 figure, with charter making up the remaining 27%.
Joe Kelly, Birmingham Airport Managing Director, said: 'We have experienced an incredible year, with lots of highs, and we're really pleased to have ended 2007 with record numbers of passengers in December and an increase overall during the twelve months.'
'We have welcomed new airlines and introduced new destinations for leisure and business travellers, and have opened our new extended Terminal 1 departures lounge, significantly increasing facilities for the comfort and experience of our passengers.'
'Looking ahead, we have an exciting and challenging year ahead. We have submitted a planning application to extend the runway, we will also soon be finalising our plans for the replacement of the International Pier and work will also continue to improve vehicle access and airport parking.'
During the month of December 2007, 489,046 scheduled passengers flew through the airport and 98,714 charter travellers. Growth was seen on scheduled non EU routes of 8.7% and on EU service by 3.8%. The Irish Republic saw an increase of 8.5%, and the Channel Isles saw a 39.6% rise. Long-haul scheduled routes to Asia saw an increase of 4.9%.
Specific scheduled routes that experienced growth in December included, Bratislava (+1728.5%), Barcelona (+260.4%), Murcia (+187.3%), Faro (+173.1%), Geneva (+120.3%), Paphos (+99.6%), Arrecife (+57.5%), Chambery (+19.1%), Gothenburg (+18.5%), Glasgow (+18.3%) and Newcastle (+17.1%).
Charter destinations which experienced increased passenger numbers were, Malta (+196.2%), Bulgaria (+53%), Madeira (+52.8%), Egypt (+24.3%), Barbados (+7.6%) and Canaries (+3%).
Scheduled traffic accounted for 83.2% of the total passenger traffic in December 2007 whilst charter passengers made up the remaining 16.8%.
The top ten scheduled destinations in 2007 (in order) were: Dublin, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Belfast, Dubai, Paris, Glasgow, Frankfurt, Malaga and Alicante. The top ten charter destinations in 2007 (in order) were: Palma, Tenerife, Arrecife, Paphos, Dalaman, Las Palmas, Heraklion, Fuerteventura, Larnaca and Ibiza.
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