January Passenger Figures from Birmingham International Airport

February 14 2009

During January Birmingham International Airport handled 561,648 travellers through its two terminals, including 469,412 scheduled passengers and 92,236 charter passengers.

Paul Kehoe, Birmingham Airport’s Chief Executive Officer, explains: “During 2008 Birmingham Airport enjoyed its busiest ever year, including a number of record months, and all this despite increasingly challenging economic conditions. The rolling 12-month figures up to the end of January show an increase of 4.2% year-on-year, and the Midlands continues to show great confidence in its local airport.

“All the indications are that we are in for a challenging period ahead, with the Airport not immune to the current pressures affecting the UK economy. However, with a growing portfolio of carriers and routes from Birmingham, and with a final decision regarding our proposed runway extension due in the coming weeks, there is still a lot to look forward to at Birmingham.”

During January a 3.5% growth was achieved on flights to the EU, with sunshine destinations such as Alicante, Malaga and Palma proving popular. Snow-lovers, not satisfied with the UK’s wintry conditions, made Grenoble and Geneva their first choice for a bit of piste action.

Scheduled routes that experienced growth included Grenoble (+173.9%), Alicante (+59.3%), Inverness (+49%), Prague (+48.1%), Shannon (+46.7%), Malaga (+40.1%), Palma (+38.6%), Tenerife (+30.1%), Geneva (+12.2%), Hamburg (+4.7%), Chambery (+4.4%), Arrecife (+1.6%) and Zurich (+1.1%).

Charter traffic which experienced growth included Austria (+30.7%), Egypt (+25.3%) and Switzerland (+21.6%).

Scheduled traffic accounted for 83.6% of the total passenger traffic in January whilst charter passengers made up the remaining 16.4%.

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