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November CAA Airport Stats have been published.
Rolling 12 months pax figures to NOV23 were 3,895,076
This was a 25% increase over the prior year. This places EMA 14th in the rankings of UK passenger numbers, LBA is in 13th with 78,143 more pax per year.
Rolling 12 months pax figures to NOV23 were 3,895,076
This was a 25% increase over the prior year. This places EMA 14th in the rankings of UK passenger numbers, LBA is in 13th with 78,143 more pax per year.
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Actual cargo movements don't appesr to be rising much, but I'm guessing the increased use of 777s will still be providing extra capacity without additional flights.
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Yep.
In Nov23 LHR handled 62% of the UK's air freight, EMA 15% and STN 11%. The next was MAN with 3%
Nov23 LHR saw a 15% inc over Nov22, EMA was +7% and STN +6%
Air freight tonnage can be used as a leading indicator to the state of the global economy.
In Nov23 LHR handled 62% of the UK's air freight, EMA 15% and STN 11%. The next was MAN with 3%
Nov23 LHR saw a 15% inc over Nov22, EMA was +7% and STN +6%
Air freight tonnage can be used as a leading indicator to the state of the global economy.
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EMA are reporting January 2024 as a great month for pax numbers PRESS RELEASE
Tui and Jet 2, are each adding an extra based aircraft, meaning the aircraft stands will be at capacity this summer. They quote Steve Griffiths saying "Extra aircraft bringing our stands to capacity also shows airlines’ confidence in EMA and bodes well for the future.”
This quote is slightly confusing. How can the stands being at capacity (assuming he means for overnight based aircraft) bode well for future growth? Unless the strategy is entirely focused on carriers NOT basing more aircraft at EMA and flying to EMA from other bases?
Tui and Jet 2, are each adding an extra based aircraft, meaning the aircraft stands will be at capacity this summer. They quote Steve Griffiths saying "Extra aircraft bringing our stands to capacity also shows airlines’ confidence in EMA and bodes well for the future.”
This quote is slightly confusing. How can the stands being at capacity (assuming he means for overnight based aircraft) bode well for future growth? Unless the strategy is entirely focused on carriers NOT basing more aircraft at EMA and flying to EMA from other bases?
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EMA are reporting January 2024 as a great month for pax numbers PRESS RELEASE
Tui and Jet 2, are each adding an extra based aircraft, meaning the aircraft stands will be at capacity this summer. They quote Steve Griffiths saying "Extra aircraft bringing our stands to capacity also shows airlines’ confidence in EMA and bodes well for the future.”
This quote is slightly confusing. How can the stands being at capacity (assuming he means for overnight based aircraft) bode well for future growth? Unless the strategy is entirely focused on carriers NOT basing more aircraft at EMA and flying to EMA from other bases?
Tui and Jet 2, are each adding an extra based aircraft, meaning the aircraft stands will be at capacity this summer. They quote Steve Griffiths saying "Extra aircraft bringing our stands to capacity also shows airlines’ confidence in EMA and bodes well for the future.”
This quote is slightly confusing. How can the stands being at capacity (assuming he means for overnight based aircraft) bode well for future growth? Unless the strategy is entirely focused on carriers NOT basing more aircraft at EMA and flying to EMA from other bases?
On a separate matter the industrial dispute at DHL looks as though it is resulting in some normal EMA flights overflying and heading for Leipzig. The UK destined cargo will I imagine be flown into EMA and handled by non-union staff, while business for Ireland is probably being flown directly there from other outstations or over Leipzig. Conjecture on my behalf.
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https://www.aircargonews.net/airline...strike-action/
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TUI - x4 737-800 x1 737M8 x1 A320 (6)
Jet2 - x8 737-800 (8)
Ryanair - x5 737-800 x3 737M8-200 (8)
Eastern - x1 ATR72
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On a separate matter the industrial dispute at DHL looks as though it is resulting in some normal EMA flights overflying and heading for Leipzig. The UK destined cargo will I imagine be flown into EMA and handled by non-union staff, while business for Ireland is probably being flown directly there from other outstations or over Leipzig. Conjecture on my behalf.
Some more details here.
https://www.aircargonews.net/airline...strike-action/
Some more details here.
https://www.aircargonews.net/airline...strike-action/
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So Jan 2024 pax 30% up YoY, but 18% down on the same period 2019.
Which is what, circa an average of 1,250 pax per day down on Jan 2019, using some broad brush maths based on 177k pax in Jan 2024.
Which is what, circa an average of 1,250 pax per day down on Jan 2019, using some broad brush maths based on 177k pax in Jan 2024.
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EMA are reporting January 2024 as a great month for pax numbers PRESS RELEASE
Tui and Jet 2, are each adding an extra based aircraft, meaning the aircraft stands will be at capacity this summer. They quote Steve Griffiths saying "Extra aircraft bringing our stands to capacity also shows airlines’ confidence in EMA and bodes well for the future.”
This quote is slightly confusing. How can the stands being at capacity (assuming he means for overnight based aircraft) bode well for future growth? Unless the strategy is entirely focused on carriers NOT basing more aircraft at EMA and flying to EMA from other bases?
Tui and Jet 2, are each adding an extra based aircraft, meaning the aircraft stands will be at capacity this summer. They quote Steve Griffiths saying "Extra aircraft bringing our stands to capacity also shows airlines’ confidence in EMA and bodes well for the future.”
This quote is slightly confusing. How can the stands being at capacity (assuming he means for overnight based aircraft) bode well for future growth? Unless the strategy is entirely focused on carriers NOT basing more aircraft at EMA and flying to EMA from other bases?
January 2024 passenger numbers 177184
January 2008 passenger numbers 343339
The thing that shocked me was how close back in January 2008 EMA was to BHX in terms of passengers numbers with BHX recording 576081. This makes the EMA figure around 60% of the BHX total and January 2024 it will be more like 20-25%.
Not too many airports can show that amount of a decline in 16 years and I was truly shocked by these numbers even if BHX was a basket case back in 2008.
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That's indeed very true, however the passenger side of the operation at EMA is undoubtedly underperforming.
Yes there's absolutely an ongoing trend of a shift, or consolidation towards the larger airports given their economy of scale and also as the low-cost carriers grow market share at the expense of regional, full service carriers who now concentrate on the likes of MAN and BHX, which historically the likes of LPL and EMA enjoyed almost a monopoly over. For that reason alone it's always going to be difficult for EMA to attract the passenger volume it did in 2007/8, at least for the foreseeable future.
However, the volumes that LPL and LBA are seeing vs 2019, which is comparatively quite strong, does raise some questions about EMA's current record. Especially considering the biggest gainer from DSA's domise probably was EMA with 3 additional based TUI airframes. There's no question that the cargo business is the economic driver for MAG, but it certainly does seem they are in effect somewhat neglecting the passenger growth potential at EMA.
MAG seem (understandably) very happy to focus the passenger growth at STN and MAN, though given that MAN-TP may have delivered a shiny new terminal, it's done very little so far in terms of actually adding any real capacity benefit. My beleif is that LBA, LPL and to some entent BHX are benefitting from that with Jet2 now at LPL and EasyJet with a based fleet at BHX. It's also noteworthy BOH, in percentage terms, has performed particularly well on a passenger perspective (Covid aside) since Regional and City Airports took over from MAG.
Yes there's absolutely an ongoing trend of a shift, or consolidation towards the larger airports given their economy of scale and also as the low-cost carriers grow market share at the expense of regional, full service carriers who now concentrate on the likes of MAN and BHX, which historically the likes of LPL and EMA enjoyed almost a monopoly over. For that reason alone it's always going to be difficult for EMA to attract the passenger volume it did in 2007/8, at least for the foreseeable future.
However, the volumes that LPL and LBA are seeing vs 2019, which is comparatively quite strong, does raise some questions about EMA's current record. Especially considering the biggest gainer from DSA's domise probably was EMA with 3 additional based TUI airframes. There's no question that the cargo business is the economic driver for MAG, but it certainly does seem they are in effect somewhat neglecting the passenger growth potential at EMA.
MAG seem (understandably) very happy to focus the passenger growth at STN and MAN, though given that MAN-TP may have delivered a shiny new terminal, it's done very little so far in terms of actually adding any real capacity benefit. My beleif is that LBA, LPL and to some entent BHX are benefitting from that with Jet2 now at LPL and EasyJet with a based fleet at BHX. It's also noteworthy BOH, in percentage terms, has performed particularly well on a passenger perspective (Covid aside) since Regional and City Airports took over from MAG.
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Ok so the statement from the airport isn’t massively inaccurate. I believe there is only space for 22 and the above shows 23? Could they utilise the 70s for the Eastern?
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A couple to note.
Eastern Airways have moved the Paris Orly route to Charles De Gaulle from 1st April 24.
Jet2 have also added a Christmas market route to Vienna operating 8 flights between 29/11/24 & 23/12/24.
Eastern Airways have moved the Paris Orly route to Charles De Gaulle from 1st April 24.
Jet2 have also added a Christmas market route to Vienna operating 8 flights between 29/11/24 & 23/12/24.
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Interesting to compare EMA's Dec pax throughput of 191,000 with BRS at 652,000 and BHX at 798,000 in 2023. Quite stark and shows the pressure EMA is under. I think to a certain extent EMA suffers from a lack of USP on the pax side. It has a superb USP for cargo. BHX is likely to absorb new pax that potentially would go to EMA as they are still on a growth trajectory with easyJet and Jet2.