July traffic figures – BAA's airports
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July traffic figures – BAA's airports
BAA traffic commentary: July 2010
The number of people travelling through BAA's UK airports increased by 0.3% to 10.9 million in July.
Heathrow recorded its busiest ever month, with 6.7 million people making journeys through the airport - 3.5% more than last year. Sunday, 18 July was Heathrow's busiest ever day, with 232,000 passengers.
Across BAA, the fastest growing market in July was Europe, with an increase of 2.9% combining both charter and scheduled flights. Long-haul traffic was up by 0.5% but domestic traffic was 4.6% lower than last year. The main source of passenger growth at Heathrow was the European market, where additional capacity fuelled an increase of 9.5%.
At Stansted, a near 8% drop in seats offered produced a similar drop of 7.2% in passengers, while in Scotland additional capacity helped to produce an overall increase of 6.6% in passengers travelling to and from Europe. At the individual airports, Aberdeen's traffic fell by 4.1%, Edinburgh grew by 0.6% and Glasgow recorded a drop of 3.6%. Southampton's July numbers were down 1.4%, while traffic at Naples increased by 6.1% in the month.
In total, the number of air transport movements at BAA's UK airports was 0.4% down on last year (Heathrow was up 2.9%), while cargo activity remained very strong with a 17.9% an increase across the group and a 19.1% increase at Heathrow.
BAA traffic summary: July 2010
| Terminal passengers (000s) | Month | % change | Jan to Jul 2010 | % change | Aug 2009 to Jul 2010 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 6,705.9 | 3.5 | 36,833.6 | -2.3 | 65,033.2 | -1.1 |
| Stansted | 2,025.7 | -7.2 | 10,548.8 | -7.6 | 19,084.6 | -7.6 |
| London area total | 8,731.6 | 0.8 | 47,382.4 | -3.5 | 84,117.9 | -2.6 |
| Southampton | 187.8 | -1.4 | 1,000.0 | -2.6 | 1,764.9 | -3.5 |
| Glasgow | 788.9 | -3.6 | 3,698.6 | -11.1 | 6,757.7 | -10.3 |
| Edinburgh | 961.2 | 0.6 | 4,848.1 | -7.0 | 8,683.0 | -3.1 |
| Aberdeen | 276.9 | -4.1 | 1,562.8 | -9.4 | 2,838.4 | -8.5 |
| Scottish total | 2,027.0 | -1.7 | 10,109.5 | -8.9 | 18,279.1 | -6.7 |
| UK total | 10,946.4 | 0.3 | 58,491.8 | -4.5 | 104,161.9 | -3.4 |
| Naples | 591.4 | 6.1 | 3,077.9 | 4.2 | 5,414.8 | 2.9 |
| Air transport movements | Month | % change | Jan to Jul 2010 | % change | Aug 2009 to Jul 2010 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 41,438 | 2.9 | 256,976 | -4.9 | 446,884 | -4.1 |
| Stansted | 14,143 | -8.7 | 83,364 | -7.8 | 149,190 | -7.5 |
| London area total | 55,581 | -0.3 | 340,340 | -5.6 | 596,074 | -5.0 |
| Southampton | 4,143 | 1.9 | 23,403 | -1.4 | 40,235 | -4.8 |
| Glasgow | 7,255 | 0.7 | 39,744 | -9.4 | 70,156 | -11.4 |
| Edinburgh | 10,144 | 0.2 | 58,511 | -7.5 | 102,298 | -7.2 |
| Aberdeen | 8,392 | -4.1 | 51,872 | -8.1 | 92,321 | -6.9 |
| Scottish total | 25,791 | -1.1 | 150,127 | -8.2 | 264,775 | -8.2 |
| UK total | 85,515 | -0.4 | 513,870 | -6.2 | 901,084 | -6.0 |
| Naples | 6,931 | 1.6 | 36,521 | -1.8 | 63,375 | -2.4 |
| Cargo (metric tonnes) | Month | % change | Jan to Jul 2010 | % change | Aug 2009 to Jul 2010 | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathrow | 130,094 | 19.1 | 847,029 | 22.3 | 1,432,863 | 13.0 |
| Stansted | 17,952 | 16.0 | 116,003 | 14.6 | 198,401 | 8.4 |
| London area total | 148,047 | 18.7 | 963,032 | 21.3 | 1,631,264 | 12.5 |
| Southampton | 16 | -26.8 | 44 | -61.6 | 139 | -28.7 |
| Glasgow | 221 | -26.1 | 2,259 | 56.3 | 3,526 | 21.3 |
| Edinburgh | 1,614 | -21.3 | 13,019 | -8.7 | 22,835 | 28.7 |
| Aberdeen | 520 | 19.9 | 2,896 | -4.7 | 4,778 | 2.3 |
| Scottish total | 2,355 | -15.4 | 18,174 | -3.0 | 31,139 | 23.0 |
| UK total | 150,417 | 17.9 | 981,250 | 20.8 | 1,662,542 | 12.6 |
| Naples | 119 | -29.3 | 1,129 | -1.3 | 1,971 | 7.5 |
Market comparison: UK airports July 2010
| Market | BAA total Jul 2009 (000s) | BAA total Jul 2010 (000s) | % change |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK & Channel Islands | 1,819.5 | 1,735.3 | -4.6 |
| Ireland | 456.1 | 412.7 | -9.5 |
| European scheduled | 4,698.2 | 4,772.5 | 1.6 |
| European charter* | 335.7 | 405.3 | 20.7 |
| North Atlantic | 1,605.4 | 1,613.8 | 0.5 |
| Other long-haul | 1,998.6 | 2,006.9 | 0.4 |
| Total | 10,913.5 | 10,946.4 | 0.3 |
* Includes North African charter
Note: Origins and destinations are classified according to ultimate origin or destination of aircraft in the case of multi-sector flights.
Note: Figures for the market sectors have been rounded. Totals as per Traffic Summary.
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