I'd be surprised if Birmingham was discontinued. Bristol maybe not so much - possibly only profitable during the summer months for a 738.
Passenger numbers are down because the Hahn and Beauvais flights didn't prove profitable last year and have not been brought back. Because the seats for those flights were sold cheaply they skewed the passenger numbers a bit for 2012 - like a mini version of what happened at Shannon for about five years. I think this year's numbers and the 2011 figures give a truer picture of where the airport is at - about 650,000 pax p.a. still.
Last edited by Kinocker; 17th Jun 2013 at 11:35.