CAA Stats.
MAN's 7.3% increase in January has already been reported. Some airports, notably LTN, BHX, EMA and GLA, achieved growth of 11.4 to 13.3%. For some reason, STN believed to be a 28% increase, is not included in the CAA figures. LHR was up 1.3% and LGW 5.6%.
For MAN, CX carried 10,302 pax which I make an average load of 286 or 84% LF based on 36 flights. Very encouraging.
Other long haul to the east were:
% change / Average Load
SQ '+6% / 156
EY '+7% / 280
EK '+6% / 376
QR -10% / 240
SV (6,776 pax) / 188
The average loads are based on all flights having operated and subject to my having calculated the number of flights correctly! Didn't know the mix of a/c configurations for the ME3 and SV but maybe someone else can work out the LFs.
TK recorded a 14% increase.
The US figures were less encouraging but of course ORD and IAD did not operate for most of the month. JFK & EWR were down slightly but not sure of any weather cancellations this January or last. ATL & PHL stayed almost identical i.e. no increase or decrease.
FI were up 40% on the other hand. I wonder how many of those pax were flying onto the US.