Liverpool airport hails "busiest summer ever"

LIVERPOOL John Lennon Airport (JLA) Airport has said that passenger numbers for the past four months have been the busiest in the airport’s history.

It said that passenger numbers for July, August, September and October had exceeded previous records set for the respective months. August was the busiest month, with more than 580,000 passengers going through its doors.

The airport, which is one of three owned jointly by Vancouver Airport Services and Peel Airports, said that numbers had been boosted by new summer sun routes offered by low cost operators easyJet and Ryanair.

Craig Richmond, CEO of Peel Airports, said: “This has been a very good summer for the airport with these latest figures exceeding our expectations.

“I’m sure the poor British summer once again helped, but the great range of value for money flights from Liverpool have continued to prove extremely popular.

“Two weeks of sunshine clearly remains very important for families throughout the North West despite the gloomy economic climate.”