Record June passengers
10.07.08
Edinburgh Airport recorded its busiest ever June with 859,382 passengers – a rise 1.5% on last year – as a result of expansion by Ryanair, Monarch and US airline Delta at the airport. However, passenger numbers at BAA's three Scottish airports combine fell last month, fuelled by a drop in charter flights, despite a busy Edinburgh.
BAA Scotland said 1,988,432 passengers used Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports in June – a collective drop of 1.8% on the same month last year. Glasgow Airport suffered the biggest fall, with passengers down 4.9%, whilst passenger numbers also fell at Aberdeen, down 1.9% on last year.
A spokesman for BAA said: ‘We are seeing a drop in demand for UK routes, particularly on flights to London. This is partly a response to the increasing availability and growing popularity of the direct international services from Scotland.'
‘There is also no doubt too that airlines are reducing capacity in response to falling demand, rising fuel prices and higher taxes, all of which have resulted in tougher market conditions.'
In the 12 months to the end of June, BAA's three Scottish airports handled over 21 million passengers, a rise of 0.6% on 2007.
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