Passenger numbers up 13% at Birmingham Airport

BIRMINGHAM Airport has seen its sixteenth consecutive month of record passenger numbers, with more than 1.1 million people heading through the terminal last month.

In total, 1,118,452 people caught flights, a rise of 13.1% compared to the same month last year.  

This equates to an additional 129,000 passengers travelling through the airport in June and brings the 2016 year-to-date passenger total to over 5.2 million.    

Both long and short haul routes saw significant growth, with long haul flights up by 10.6% and short haul up by 13.2% year-on-year.

Paul Kehoe, CEO at Birmingham Airport, said: “June is the start of the busy summer season here at Birmingham Airport and it’s great that we have started this off with over a million passengers travelling through.

“Long haul routes are continuing to perform well but our short haul routes also saw very strong growth compared to last year showing that demand to fly from Birmingham Airport is increasing.

“Our growing list of airlines and destinations means more passengers are choosing to fly from the West Midlands as we offer choice, accessibility, flexibility and value.”

The figures are likely to face favourable comparisons this time next year as they will include passengers from the 15 new routes recently announced by airline and holiday operator, Jet2.com.

Scheduled traffic accounted for over 86% of the total passenger volume for June – a 26% growth compared to the same month last year. Charter traffic accounted for over 14% of the total.

Caribbean and Middle Eastern destinations saw the largest growth compared to the same month last year, due to new direct destinations such as Doha and Punta Cana.  

Scheduled destinations with significant year-on-year passenger growth were Malta (+93.8%), Palma de Mallorca (+90.2%) and Reykjavik (+87.6%).

Charter destinations with significant growth were Fuerteventura (+147%), Skiathos (+78.6%) and Genoa (+66%).