For those interested, final year passenger numbers for LDY routes are as follows;
Glasgow - 84,968 (+5.3%)
Stansted - 54,736 (-53.1%)
Liverpool - 52,326 (-35.7%)
Palma de Mallorca - 2,250 (NEW)
The total passenger number for 2017 was 194,280 (-33.2%), which is the airport's lowest annual figure since 2001. The airport also exhibited the largest annual percentage fall in passenger numbers across all UK airports in 2017.
2018 scheduled seats for sale by route are as follows;
GLA: 97,524
LPL: 66,528
STN: 66,248
PMI: 2,646
This gives a total of 232,946 seats for sale in 2018, meaning the airport should handle just over 200,000 passengers this year.
Clearly LDY management need to attract more routes and airlines as soon as possible, as these dire figures beg the question whether it is sustainable to run an airport that handles so few passengers.
Last edited by A320.b744; 6th Feb 2018 at 15:02.