Rugby fans help Edinburgh stay top Scottish airport
13.03.08
Visiting rugby fans have helped Edinburgh Airport maintain its crown as Scotland's busiest hub. The influx of French rugby fans for last month's RBS Six Nations match saw the total number of people passing through the airport hit 637,646 - 8.4 percent more than in February last year. Passengers at rival Glasgow dropped by 1.8 percent to 510,602.
David Johnston, managing director of Edinburgh Airport, said: ‘Major sporting events such as the Six Nations tend to attract large numbers of travelling supporters, bringing a real tourism boost to Edinburgh and the surrounding regions. We now have 11 scheduled routes between Edinburgh and France, and fans certainly made the most of these direct links last month.'
‘We are delighted to see our international passenger numbers continue to grow. BAA has invested in developing Edinburgh's route network over recent years, bringing greater international connectivity. There is strong passenger demand for our direct European and transatlantic routes and we expect this to continue with 27 new services starting this year.’
Traffic at Glasgow Airport fell last month, mainly due to a decline in the number of charter passengers. The airport handled 510,602 passengers in February - a drop of 1.8 percent on the previous year. At Aberdeen Airport passengers were down 1.2% to 243,200. In the 12 months to February, Edinburgh Airport attracted 9.1 million passengers, an increase of 5.6 percent, Glasgow had 8.69 million, down 1.7 percent and Aberdeen 3.43 million, up 6.1 percent.
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