7 million passengers in last 12 months
BRS reported this week that April saw another very strong performance with passenger numbers up 10.56% on April 2015 meaning that 7 million passengers have passed through the terminal in a 12-month period for the first time in the airport's history.
The first four months of 2016 have seen a 12.51% increase in passenger numbers compared with the same period last year which equates to an additional 225,000 passengers. 2015 saw 450,000 more passengers than 2014 so if the 12.51% increase was to be maintained throughout the year a final total in excess of 7.6 million would be handled in the calendar year of 2016.
However, it's unlikely that such a percentage will be maintained throughout the year; a year end total in the region of 7.4-7.5 million is more likely. This would still mean that the airport would see an increase of over 1.1 million passengers in just two years.