Birmingham airport passenger numbers rising, but total number of flights almost the same as in 1998
Date added: 21 July, 2015
The total number of flights (ATMs) using Birmingham airport was around 89,000 in 2014, compared to around 88,000 in 1998. The number rose to a peak of around 116,000 in 2003. But due to larger planes and higher load factors, the actual number of flights has fallen in recent years. See below. The airport handled 6,607,000 passengers in 1998. In 2014, the number of passengers using Birmingham airport was about 9,698,340 (6.4% up on the 9,118,570 in 2013 – and 46.8% more than in 1998). By comparison, the growth in air passengers across all UK airports last year was 4.3%. Birmingham says the number of passengers in June was 2.8% above the number in June 2013, and the number in May was 1.3% higher than in May 2014. The airport says there was an increase of 20% in long haul routes compared to June 2014, and “demand continues to grow in this market.” The airport CEO Paul Kehoe said: “We’re expecting our long-haul traffic to increase further in the coming months, following the recent launch of direct charter flights to Beijing, which will operate throughout the summer with Hainan Airlines.” Most passengers are on European leisure flights. A single runway airport could handle over 30 million passengers per year, so Birmingham is very far below its capacity.
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Record June as Birmingham Airport welcomes 1m passengers
21 JULY 2015 (Birmingham Post)
BY GRAEME BROWN
A total of 988,916 people used the airport across the month, which represented a 2.8 per cent rise on June last year
Birmingham Airport has enjoyed the busiest June in the its history after almost a million passengers passed through.
A total of 988,916 people used the airport across the month, which represented a 2.8 per cent rise on June last year.
Long-haul traffic experienced significant growth in June, up 20 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s chief executive.
He said: “Throughout 2015, we’ve seen passenger records smashed almost on a monthly basis and June was no different. It was particularly pleasing to see long-haul traffic increase by 20 per cent too, compared to the same period last year; a clear sign that demand continues to grow in this market.
“We’re expecting our long-haul traffic to increase further in the coming months, following the recent launch of direct charter flights to Beijing, which will operate throughout the summer with Hainan Airlines. The route is proving to be incredibly popular with inbound and outbound passengers, offering plenty of encouragement for the future.”
June’s passenger numbers mean the Airport has now achieved five record-breaking months in 2015, as January, March, April and May also saw a record number pass through the terminal.
A rise in demand for scheduled routes to Keflavik, Perpignan, Amritsar, Madrid and New York JFK boosted the statistics.
http://www.birminghampost.co.uk/business/business-news/record-june-birmingham-airport-welcomes-9694537?ptnr_rid=150400&icid=Untitled6
Birmingham airport Air Transport Movements (ie. flights) per year (CAA data) – thousands
http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80&pagetype=88&pageid=3&sglid=3
1998 88
1999 98
2000 108
2001 111
2002 112
2003 116
2004 109
2005 113
2006 109
2007 104
2008 103
2009 94
2010 85
2011 84
2012 84
2013 85
2014 89
The number of passengers using Birmingham airport (CAA data) – thousands
1998 6 607
1999 6 935
2000 7 492
2001 7 712
2002 7 911
2003 8 924
2004 8 797
2005 9 311
2006 9 056
2007 9 134
2008 9 577
2009 9 093
2010 8 564
2011 8 608
2012 8 916
2013 9 114
2014 9 698
Passengers month by month in 2014 (2015) from Anna Aero data
www.anna.aero/wp-content/uploads/european-airports.xls
January 549 150 ( 611 171 )
February 577 627 ( 629 541 )
March 654 376 ( 736 735 )
April 759 568 ( 770 468 )
May 893 874 ( 904 484 )
June 960 506
July 1 049 499
August 1 103 605
Sept 1 007 684
Oct 877 123
Nov 646 275
Dec 621 457
Birmingham Total Passengers in 2014 9 698 349 (6.4% up on 2013)
Birmingham Total Passengers in 2013 9 118 579
Airport passengers for the UK as a whole rose by about 4.3% in 2014, compared to 2013)
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Latest figures reveal the Airport handled a total of 904,860 passengers in May, beating its previous record for the month set in 2014 by 1.3%, according to Birmingham Airport.
May’s passenger numbers mean the Airport has now achieved four record-breaking months in 2015, as January, March and April also saw a record number pass through the terminal.
Scheduled traffic in May accounted for 81% of the total figure, with charter passengers making up the remaining 19%
Paul Kehoe, the airport’s chief executive, said: “May has been another great month for Birmingham Airport in 2015, seeing records smashed yet again. Passenger numbers in May were given a significant boost thanks to the launch of new routes to New York JFK with American Airlines and Barcelona with Spanish airline Vueling, both offering a British Airways codeshare, allowing customers to redeem BA air miles and Avios points.
“Last month represents the fourth record-breaking month this year, which tells me the demand to fly from Birmingham is getting stronger and stronger. This summer alone, we’re getting ready to welcome a series of 34 direct charter flights between Birmingham and Beijing with Hainan Airlines, as well as Emirates introducing a third daily service to Dubai.”
One hundred percent growth was seen on scheduled routes to New York JFK, Madrid, Athens, Reykjavik and Rome, as well as growth to La Rochelle (+92.5%), Guernsey (+80.3%) and Amritsar (+68.9%).
Charter services to Catania (+185.2%), Cancun (+114.5%) and the Greek island of Lesbos (+100%) also experienced significant growth.
http://www.finchannel.com/index.php/business/travel-news/item/45883-record-passenger-numbers-for-birmingham-airport-in-may
Posted: Tuesday, July 21st, 2015. Filed in News about Airports, Recent News.
