CAA stats July 2013
CAA stats for July show that 678,831 passengers passed through the terminal, up 3.6% on July 2012. This is the best ever July beating last year (the previous best July) by 23,000 passengers.
The rolling 12-month total stands at 6,013,520 which is up 2.6% on a year ago and is the first time the 6 million barrier has been breached since 2009 when annual passenger figures fell by around 10% to 5.615 million, the first annual drop since 1996 and only the fourth since 1974, such has been the consistency of growth.
The calendar year to date is up 2.94% to 3.48 million on the same period in 2012 suggesting that 2013 will be the fourth successive year of growth since the fall in 2009.
The bmi regional routes with one exception (Hamburg) have continued to grow, viz:
Aberdeen (E145) 3192 passengers, load factor 65.1%
Frankfurt (E145) 2662, 54.3%
Hamburg (E135) 1845, 49.7%
Hannover (E135) 986, 55.4%
Munich (E145) 1560, 59%
Milan Malp (E145) 1463, 55.3%
(Based on all advertised rotations operating)
Infrastructure Expansion
The design engineering company that was appointed 18 months ago to prepare for the first part of the terminal building extension (the western end) has recently taken space on a large advertising hoarding along the approach road to the airport with a striking picture of the expanded airport apparently taken from the digital images prepared for the airport some time ago. The banner to the advertisement talks about being proud to be involved with the airport's 'prestigious' development.
With passenger figures continuing to rise and the airport's past statements that the expansion would go ahead incrementally as traffic built up, it might be that the time is approaching when some announcements will be made. The same applies with the proposed central walkway plans which the airport CEO said were 'progressing' when he spoke at the recent airport consultative committee meeting.