CAA November Stats
November 2017 saw 402,982 passengers using BFS. That is a 2.1% decrease on last year. The rolling passenger figure is 5,865,297, suggesting that December also saw a decrease in passenger numbers, given that 5.84 million used the facility in 2017. These decreases are almost entirely due to Ryanair cancelling their x5 daily BFS-LGW service.
Domestic figures are largely positive, with several routes reporting double digit growth.
BRS (+7%), EDI (+8%), GLA (+17%), LTN (+25%), STN (+16%)
LGW figures fell by 33,248 (38%) to 53,410 following Ryanair's decision to axe their service. However, compared with November 2015 figures of 39,070, passenger numbers have actually increased by 37% over the last two years.
International figures are very good, with double digit increases across all Iberian and Eastern European routes.
FAO (+30%), ALC (+15%), AGP (+17%), ACE (+12%), FUE (+70%, LPA (+17%), TFS (+14%)
VNO (+14%), GDN (+13%), KRK (+13%), WMI (+19%), WRO (+13%)
BGY (+16%)
SXF is the only major disappointment (-34%), despite only a 31% decrease in seats following a shift from x3 weekly to x2 weekly.
Routes operated for the first time in November 2017 had the following load factors;
MLA (70%), SWF (54%)
Other interesting points to note include;
Despite only having figures for January-November, 3 domestic and 29 international routes have already exceeded their 2016 figures (16 of these routes are operated year round).
For the first time ever, two international routes have exceeded 200,000 passengers - ALC and AGP - and this is the first time since 2007 that any international route has managed to reach 200,000.