Edinburgh Airport Scotland's busiest
09.04.08
Edinburgh Airport was the busiest hub in Scotland last month, boosted by the early Easter, as thousands of passengers flew off to find early season sunshine. The airport handled 720,012 passengers in March, up 1.0 percent on a year earlier - with traffic boosted by strong international growth, but hit by problems at Heathrow's new Terminal 5.
More than quarter of a million passengers travelled to or from international destinations last month – a 16 percent rise on the same period last year - with many heading to holiday destinations including Alicante, Faro and Palma. City break destinations including Amsterdam, Paris, Dublin, Frankfurt and Madrid were also popular – particularly over the Easter break.
Rival Glasgow Airport had 602,600 passengers last month, down 4.6 percent on a year earlier, with passengers at Aberdeen Airport down 5.8 percent to 262,200. In the 12 months to March, Edinburgh Airport attracted 9.11 million passengers – an increase of 4.2 percent on the previous 12 months - whilst Glasgow had 8.66m, down 2.3 percent, and Aberdeen 3.41m, up 4.8 percent.
Edinburgh Airport managing director David Johnston said: ‘The first of 27 new services due to start this year took off last month, giving passengers extra frequency and choice. We are investing a record £42 million in the airport this year in order to meet the demands of a growing route network and increasing passenger numbers.’
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