Airport News
Record passenger traffic at Birmingham Airport
Mon, 16 Jun, 2008
Birmingham International Airport has announced that May was another record-breaking month in terms of passenger volumes.
It handled more than 877,200 passengers last month, which surpasses the previous-highest figure for the month of May.
May's passenger volumes come after record monthly figures for February, March and April and represent a 5.7 per cent increase on the previous year.
Joe Kelly, acting managing director at Birmingham International Airport, said: "Again we have seen another record-breaking month here at the Airport.
"May has been extremely busy with a number of new routes launching from Birmingham, offering passengers an increasing range of destinations to choose from."
Birmingham International Airport, the sixth-largest airport in the UK, handled more than nine million passengers last year.