Record passenger numbers across Manchester Airport Group
Manchester Airport Group handled more passengers between April and September than ever before in its history.
Manchester Airport Group Investments Limited reported that both its Manchester and London Stansted Airports recorded the busiest individual days and months since they began operations, and that growth is reflected in a strong financial performance in the first half of the financial year to the end of September 2024.
Passenger numbers for the 6 months to 30 September 2024 were 37.3 million, an increase of 6.9% compared to the 34.9 million passengers in the same period last year.
Revenue increased by 8.9% to £768.4 million, which has resulted in pre-tax profits of £214.9 million for the half year ended 30 September 2024 (2023 H1: £202.2 million).
Other highlights revealed in the report to the stock market this morning in the first half of FY25, Manchester Airport handled 17.8 million passengers, up 8.5% on the same period in FY24. Over the period, the airport reached a milestone of serving 30 million passengers for the first time in its history, in the 12 months to September 2024. Work on the airport’s transformation of Terminal 2, due for completion in 2025, continued, with the announcement of a series of new on-site retail partners.
London Stansted Airport has seen record-breaking numbers of passengers pass through its terminal across the first six months of FY25, serving 16.7 million passengers, a figure up 5.7% on the same period last year. In September 2024, the airport announced its £1.1 billion investment programme, that will include an extension to the existing terminal building, to increase passenger capacity and enhance service levels, alongside the construction of a 14.3MW on-site solar farm. London Stansted was awarded best airport at the UK National Transport Awards 2024.
In the first half of FY25, East Midlands Airport handled 2.8 million passengers, up 3.7% on the same period last year. Airlines based at East Midlands increased both their capacity and fleet sizes, with additional routes to popular destinations across Europe. As the UK’s largest pure freight operation, East Midlands handled more than 183,366 tonnes of cargo over the period.
