June 2009 passenger figures

The new International Pier is nearing completion
Birmingham International Airport handled 898,608 passengers

during June 2009 - a fall of 4.1% on the previous year

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Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Executive Officer,

explains: "June’s figures, which represent a 4.1% fall, again

underline the tough conditions we find ourselves operating

under. Despite moving into what is peak season we continue

to see traffic down on the same period last year, in line with

the vast majority of airports, not just in the UK but around

Europe."

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"However, despite these tough times the Airport continues to
discuss a range of opportunities with prospective partners as
Birmingham clearly remains an Airport with a reputation for
offering choice and value for money for local business and leisure
travellers."

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During June significant growth was achieved on
scheduled flights to destinations such as -
Reus (+181.2%), Torp (+161.9%), Poitiers (+129.4%),
Newquay (+125.8%), Arrecife (+116.1%), Rzeszow (+111.3%),
Billund (+104.8%), Larnaca (+92.1%), Krakow (+74.5%),
Prague (+36.6%), Tenerife (+34.3%), Ibiza (+27.6%),
Alicante (+26.9%), Malaga (+25.9%), Hanover (+22.1%),
Palma (+20.5%), Mahon (+19.3%), Dubai (+16.7%),
Inverness (+8.7%) and Zurich (+7.8%)

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Charter traffic which experienced growth included -
Egypt (+47.9%), Turkey (+22.4%),
Croatia (+18.5%) and Malta (+12.6%).
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Scheduled traffic accounted for 71.9% of the total

passenger traffic in June whilst charter passengers

made up the remaining 28.1%
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Tuesday 21 July 2009