Originally Posted by
OltonPete
Source: CAA
July 2018 Passenger figures 1313887 (1436756) down 8.55% - 2017 in brackets
Passenger transport movements 10007 (11594) down 12% - Cargo 247 (250) down 1%
The difficult summer continues and only slightly better in August I believe.
What is left of long-haul was not too bad with Qatar just 7 pax down on July 2017, Emirates averaging just shy of 500 and Amritsar/Delhi service was slightly up at just over 13000 and Islambad was also up.
Pete
From a business perspective I imagine the airlines will be pretty pleased that aircraft movements are down a greater percentage than passengers, which might suggest that there is a higher load factor generally, which ought to be leading to higher yields. Obviously however only the airlines themselves know the extent to which that may be true.
It does suggest that there is probably room for organic (rather than explosive) growth over the next few years, though that should be cautioned since still nobody knows what Brexit will bring - hopefully another 20 months breathing space (till Dec. 2020) for things to be properly sorted out.