Passengers up 15.4% at East Midlands Airport
13.12.07
East Midlands Airport enjoyed a 15.4% increase in e passengers in November compared to a year earlier. 373,479 passengers passed through the airport in November and so far this year (January to November), East Midlands has handled 5,036,466 passengers compared to 4,401,014 in the same period last year, a rise of 14.4%.
Scheduled flights had 18.1% more passengers this November than last year, largely due to the major low cost airlines including Ryanair, easyJet and bmibaby offering flights to a wider range of destinations. However, domestic flights fell last month, down by 0.2%.
Almost 70,000 passengers travelled on charter flights, up 5.4% on last November. This is a good achievement because charter passengers are down at most UK airport, as passengers switch to more flexible scheduled flights with budget airlines for their holidays.
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