August pax figures are out:
Brussels + 118%
Copenhagen + 39%
Paris CDG -1%
Dusseldorf + 47%
Dublin stayed about the same
Amsterdam + 2%
Palma still as popular as ever with more than 46,500 people flying there
Barcelona had a good month, +5%
Despite the collapse of Goldtrail etc, Dalaman seen huge growth of 51%
Dubai +12% (84.22% load factor based on 31 days of HD A332 usage).
All in all, not too bad you would think. Dubai impressive given that the summer months tend to be the weaker months for travel to Asia and Australasia.
YTD Newcastle isn't looking too bad compared to other airports, 4.4m pax which is down by 6%.