1.394million*
This year might see an extra 400,000 in pax compared to 2012. Growth will stagnate or even slip into decline next year. EDI and BRS are nowhere to be seen.
Despite Ryanair being the main area of growth, they have also knocked out 3 existing routes (MAN,EDI,BRS) with other airlines and reduced the frequency and capacity of another, BHX. A great load of Transatlantic capacity has been gained, that's great for the airport and probably the most valuable traffic of the whole operation.
We need our UK connectivity back, and we need access to a 2nd hub, be it AMS, CDG, MAD or even IST would do. A few European bucket and spade routes are vital too.