Wet summer sees Liverpool Airport passengers up 13.7%
08.10.07
More than 1.6m people travelled through Liverpool Airport over the summer as poor weather sent more holidaymakers heading overseas. Figures released by the airport show the three main budget airlines recorded the largest increase in passenger numbers in summer 2007, with easyJet reclaiming the title of largest operator at the airport from rival Ryanair.
easyJet carried 691,243 passengers between June - August, a rise of 7.7% on the passenger figures for 2006. That meant it was the largest operator out of Liverpool Airport during the quarter, a crown Ryanair had claimed in May.
The Irish airline saw a 30.1% rise in passenger numbers in June to August, carrying 684,509 passengers. WizzAir, which specialises in budget routes to Eastern Europe, saw a 32.3% growth, carrying 61,099 holidaymakers to destinations including Katowice, Warsaw and Gdansk.
The number of people travelling on flights from holiday companies such as Thomas Cook and MyTravel fell 6.3%, although the airport said this reflected national trends. Total passenger numbers for the three months showed an increase of 13.7%, with 1.6m passengers passing through the airport compared with 1.4m in the same three months in 2006.
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