... despite a continuing fall in helicopter passenger numbers - perhaps this is underlined following the recent stories re Bristow making engineering/pilot redundancies, and now reported today Babcock posting a loss.
Aberdeen International Airport traffic continues to rise - BBC News
Domestics +7.2%
International +3.3%
Helicopters -8.2%
Perhaps to bear in mind Sept 2017 would also have been inflated by Offshore Europe so perhaps the lukewarm growth also reflects the downturn with not as many delegates attending the conference this time.
Still, fixed-wing passenger increases are welcomed.