From Jan 2012 to Mar 2012, Dundee saw 6,942 passengers on the London City route.
For 2012 as a whole, the London City route saw 27,872 passengers.
This suggests that the first 3 months of 2012 accounts for almost exactly 25% of 2012 annual passenger traffic on the London route.
From Jan 2013 to March 2013, Dundee saw 6,106 passengers on the London City route.
Assuming the route in 2013 exhibits the same level of seasonality as in 2012, this suggests the Dundee-London City route is heading for about 25,000 passengers for the period Jan 2013 - Dec 2013.
To put this into context, the much more remote airport at Wick / John O'Groats saw 22,233 passengers in 2012.
As others will know, the routes from Belfast and Birmingham no longer operate, so there are no other regular commercial routes supplying passengers.
Given the road and rail options to Aberdeen and Edinburgh, is Dundee airport sustainable as a publicly subsidised airport at 25,000 passengers per year ?
Last edited by davidjohnson6; 11th May 2013 at 22:17.