Terminals merger for Birmingham Airport after passenger fall
20.01.10
Birmingham Airport has announced plans to merge its two terminals, after passenger numbers fell by more than five percent last year, the Post reports. The airport will invest £13m in the redesign in a bid to improve its passenger flows and operational efficiency as well as create a larger centralised passenger security search area, an enlarged arrivals point, plus improved shopping and catering offer in both landside and airside areas.
Paul Kehoe, the airport’s CEO, said:‘These changes will enable us to come out of the current down-turn in a stronger position to attract new customers and showcase Birmingham Airport as the region’s global gateway; not only to the Midlands but also the wider catchment and show that it’s a viable alternative to London and Manchester.’
On the passenger numbers - which saw a drop of 5.5 percent, Mr Kehoe said the decline was a trend seen across the industry. He said: ‘2009 was a challenging year for the industry and we’re expecting another difficult year ahead, with consumer confidence still at a low.’
Some 7,025,369 people used scheduled flights in 2009, 77.1 percent of the total figure. The top 3 scheduled destinations were Dublin, Dubai and Amsterdam. Charter traffic accounted for 22.9 percent of the total figure with 2,083,820 people using these services last year. The top 3 charter destinations were Palma, Dalaman and Tenerife.
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