Although interesting to enthusiasts (me included) the passenger loads are just that, crude numbers. Even economy class tickets are priced at several levels. Some economy class fares especially those booked at the last minute and fully flexible tickets can be priced on a par with business class fares. Only Emirates know how each base performes in terms of yield. Crude numbers are just that.....crude.
Can I add this is no criticism of the guys on here who spend many hours interpreting the CAA figures (OP springs to mind). Emirates have a successful operation at Birmingham along with many other legacy airlines and like others I am amazed that Birmingham has what it does with the charges in place
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Oh and Merry Christmas and New Year wishes to all.
Daza