Taken from Manchester Airport website
June Media Update
Airport Tops 22 Million Passengers Per Year
Airport Scoops Green Award
Airport’s Busiest Ever Day
Most Popular Routes Revealed
Airport Throughput Reaches 22 Million Passengers Per Year
This month sees passenger throughput reach 22 million passengers, just 14 months since the airport passed the 20 million passenger milestone. The launch of more new routes than ever before during 2004 is pushing the figure ever higher as more and more passengers choose to fly from Manchester because of increased choice in both low cost and long haul.
Airport Scoops Green Award
The airport is celebrating its success after winning the prestigious “Best Environmental Practice” category at the Northwest Business Environment Awards.
MA scooped the award for its “Carbon Management in Action” strategy that aims to reduce the airport’s carbon emissions and has already proved extremely effective to date – 10 per cent of electricity across the airport site now comes from renewable sources saving 4,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year.
Friday 27th May: The Airport’s Busiest Ever Operational Day
Figures from National Air Traffic Services (NATS) have revealed that Friday 27th May was the airport’s busiest ever-operational day, with 799 movements (take-offs and landings). The only day higher than this was the day of the UEFA Champions League final at Old Trafford, where the airport handled the arrival of thousands of Italian football supporters.
Most Popular Routes Revealed
The airport’s traffic statistics report for 2004 has revealed the most popular destinations for the 21 million passengers who flew out of Manchester during the year.
Most popular….
International destination (scheduled flights): Dublin (622,000 passengers)
Domestic destination (scheduled flights): London Heathrow (1,400,000 passengers)
International destination (charter flights): Tenerife (803,000 passengers)
Country (all flights): United States of America (1,291,765 passengers)
Terminal Passenger Statistics
May 2005
Passengers
% Change vs 2004
Domestic 288,480
6.37
Scheduled International 834,535
20.06
Charter
855,195
-4.34
Private / Miscellaneous
1,170
28.85
Total
1,979,389
7.02
Contacts:
Jennifer Walley (Senior Communications Manager) 0161 489 2705
Kerry Spink (Senior Press Officer) 0161 489 3446
Trevor Evers (Press Officer) 0161 489 2700
Jeanette Bate (
PR Executive) 0161 489 2727
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