Birmingham Airport handled 510,547 passengers duringDecember 2011 - an increase of 4.0% on the previous year
.
As a result BHX handled 8,621,460 passengers in 2011,
an increase of 0.5% compared with 2010
.
December is another month that is not comparable with
last year! - in 2010 - when the monthly passengers fell by
11.0% - there was significant disruption as a result bad
weather throughout both the UK and Europe with many
flight cancellations in the run up to Christmas
.
As a result underlying passengers numbers again fell
slightly in the month despite a continued strong
performance on many business routes
.
During December significant growth was achieved
December is another month that is not comparable with
last year! - in 2010 - when the monthly passengers fell by
11.0% - there was significant disruption as a result bad
weather throughout both the UK and Europe with many
flight cancellations in the run up to Christmas
.
As a result underlying passengers numbers again fell
slightly in the month despite a continued strong
performance on many business routes
.
During December significant growth was achieved
scheduled flights to destinations such as -
Fuerteventura 93.6%, Geneva 76.7%, Istanbul 48.0%
Edinburgh 47.1%, Turin 45.5%, Grenoble 40.2%,
Munich 27.9%, Paris CDG 27.3% and Prague 27.3%
.
Charter traffic which experience growth included -
France 88.1%, Austria 69.6% and Finland 36.1%
.
Scheduled traffic accounted for 87.1% of the total
passenger traffic in December whilst charter passengers
made up the remaining 12.9%
.
Tuesday 17 January 2012
Edinburgh 47.1%, Turin 45.5%, Grenoble 40.2%,
Munich 27.9%, Paris CDG 27.3% and Prague 27.3%
.
Charter traffic which experience growth included -
France 88.1%, Austria 69.6% and Finland 36.1%
.
Scheduled traffic accounted for 87.1% of the total
passenger traffic in December whilst charter passengers
made up the remaining 12.9%
.
Tuesday 17 January 2012