Aer Arann Luton Airport routes break records
Irish airline Aer Arann has announced that its route between Luton Airport and Waterford carried 9,106 passengers last month - a cross-channel record for the airline with passengers up 30 percent compared to a year earlier.
The 9,000 passenger mark was surpassed on its flights between Luton and Galway - it carried 9,001 passengers - with passenger traffic on the route up by 20 percent compared with August 2006.
Aer Arann started the Luton - Waterford flights four years ago and boosted flight frequency on the Luton - Galway route to three times a day on four days each week last May.
Colin Lewis, head of sales and marketing at Aer Arann, said: 'This news is a great follow up to last month's announcement that August 2007 has been the busiest ever for Aer Arann since the airline began operating commercial flights from Waterford Airport in 2003.'
Natalie Raper, Business Development Director, London Luton Airport, said: 'I'm delighted to see Aer Arann's continued success at London Luton. The increased frequency and better timings on these routes have been incremental to this growth. It won't be long before we hit the 10,000 mark!'