Was just having a look at the CAA numbers for July there for UK routes to Knock, the consistent growth across the board is very encouraging to see with every UK route showing growth from July 2013:
Gatwick +11%
Luton +23%
Stansted +24%
Birmingham +22%
Bristol +5%
East Midlands +3%
Liverpool +10%
Manchester +13%
In addition more than twice as many passengers used the Prestwick route this July compared to the Edinburgh route last July - not really a fair comparison as it is Ryanair v Flybe, but it still adds to the numbers. Hopefully much of that growth is tourism related and is a pointer to a longer term upward curve for numbers using the airport, even if it is restricted to just the summer months.