MAN pax growth
A look at the CAA Provisional statistics for January shows MAN as just about the only UK airport posting any significant growth in passenger traffic right now. 3.2% month on month and still 4.4% over the rolling year. Most others are at best flat for the month and several with serious decline. Significantly, the main lo-co competitor, Liverpool. MAN's aircraft movements are down though. Given that seat capacity for Winter 2012/3 was only up by 1.2% it must indicate higher load factors, which I am assuming will be better for airline profitablility as long as they are not dumping the seats at rock bottom fares. Shame about LH Berlin but overall LH still have a big presence, although many appear now as German Wings. No big route announcements for this summer but hopefully the steady growth back through 20 million pax p.a. can be achieved.