Originally Posted by Ian Farquharson
Birmingham International Airport (BIA) handled 955,872 passengers
during July, a decrease of 6.7% on the same period last year.
Anecdotal evidence suggests that many have chosen to stay at home and
bask in the great British summer! The loss of MyTravelLite has also
impacted on passenger figures.
I don't think that the weather can be blamed for the decrease, the weather was just as good in Derbys/Notts/Leics & Lincs ane EMA reported a 15% increase inpax numbers.
This from their website:-
Despite the sizzling summer weather throughout July across the region, the number of people passing through the doors of Nottingham East Midlands Airport (NEMA) has jumped by 15% compared to the same month in 2005.
Between 1 July and 31 July 2006, 514,216 customers travelled to and from the Airport. During July 2005 this figure was 447,634 for all arrivals and departures.