Ireland West Airport Knock
Good to see a bit of stabilisation with a small amount of growth recorded in September. Overall this hasn't been a bad year for the airport and it has been shown that passenger numbers around the 650k mark can be maintained year on year at Knock. On the negative side it is difficult to see where any substantial growth is going to come from in the short term, although MOL's recent comments about new routes at Knock next year will hopefully amount to something.
Welcoming a second consecutive month of growth, Joe Gilmore, Managing Director, Ireland West Airport Knock said “Its been extremely encouraging to see such strong numbers continuing to use the airport. Its been one of our busiest summers on record and what has been most noticeable is the regional spread of passengers travelling on our services. We have seen significant increases in the number of people using the airport from the likes of Donegal, Westmeath and the Galway region in particular, highlighting the convenience of the airport but also the important role the airport plays in servicing the wider West, North West and Midlands regions of Ireland’
Also good to see that numbers on my own regular route from the airport to Edinburgh were up 20% in August compared to last year. A quick calculation suggests that this amounts to a load of 71% or 55 passengers per flight. Justification perhaps for a frequency increase next summer?