Airport News
Birmingham International Airport bucks fall trend
Wed, 26 Nov, 2008
Figures released by Birmingham International Airport have revealed that the hub is not suffering as badly as others in the UK from falling passenger numbers.
The number of passengers travelling through the airport in October was found to be down by only 0.7 per cent, compared with London Gatwick Airport, which saw a fall of 10.3 per cent.
Peter Vella, business development director at Birmingham International, said he thinks the figures will be even stronger for November.
Paul Kehoe, the airport's chief executive officer, said: "With the latest statistics indicating an average fall in passenger numbers across all UK airports of around six per cent last month, Birmingham continues to perform well."
Meanwhile, in September, Leeds Bradford Airport announced that it had experienced record passenger numbers during the month of August.
The northern hub saw 345,000 people travel through its terminal during the four weeks, the most it has ever recorded during one month.