Scotland's three major airports have all reported passenger growth for the month of September 2013.
Glasgow Airport reported another month of growth after 765,000 passengers travelled through its doors in September, representing an increase of 3.8% compared to the same period last year. The continued increase in passenger numbers follows the news the airport had enjoyed its busiest summer in five years. Domestic and international traffic grew by 5.5% and 2.6% respectively during September and a number of airlines including Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, easyJet and KLM all reported an increase in demand.
Edinburgh Airport has enjoyed its busiest September ever with more than 950,000 passengers travelling through – an increase of 9.0% on 2012. The airport has also reported its strongest quarter ever, with over three million passengers arriving and departing in July, August and September. A total of 958,944 passengers made their way through Edinburgh Airport in September. Domestic numbers were up 8.5% from 2012 with 429,738 passengers and international also saw an increase of 9.3% with 529,206 people travelling through the airport.
Meanwhile, nearly 322,000 people used Aberdeen International Airport in the month of September, according to figures just released. Passenger statistics for the month have been published, and show a growth of 6.3% on the previous year. Fixed-wing flights grew by 9.7%, reflecting steady growth as well as an influx of passengers for Offshore Europe 2013. Helicopter numbers showed a further reduction of 13.3%.
MTB 12/10/2013
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