International passengers push November growth
International passengers increased by almost a fifth to help Edinburgh Airport to its busiest ever November.
A total of 936,193 passengers used the airport in November, up 8.7% on the same month last year.
International passengers accounted for 509,610, which is an increase of 18.1% on November 2016, while domestic passengers remained steady.
Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport Gordon Dewar said:
“This is yet another record month for the airport and the fact the growth is being mainly driven by international is testament to the fantastic global links that we have.
“By offering greater choice to our passengers, we are making it easier to welcome Scotland to the world and to allow people to go and experience destinations across the globe.
“We’re already looking ahead to 2018 with more destinations coming into operation, such as Washington DC, Antalya, Dalaman and Kos. And we’ll continue to provide greater options to maintain and strengthen our position as Scotland’s busiest airport.”
Background
- Ryanair the sixteen new routes launched this year (including Katowice, Toulouse, Wroclaw, Baden, Budapest, Nantes Venice, Carcassonne, Prague and Valencia which launched at the end of October for the 2017 winter season) boosted passenger numbers. In addition Marseille operated in November this year and more passengers travelled to Fuerteventura.
- More passengers travelled with easyJet than this time last November with city destinations proving popular. More flights operated to Amsterdam, Geneva and Paris and Bilbao which was new in April 2017 also increased passenger numbers.
- Jet2.com continued their passenger growth at Edinburgh. More flights operated to Lanzarote and Gran Canaria then in November 2016 and Paphos flights continued through November. Malaga and Fuerteventura did not operate in November last year and the new weekly Madeira service launched in October 2017.
- Norwegian’s new transatlantic services to Providence Rhode Island, Stewart International (New York) and Bradley International (Hartford/Connecticut) increased passengers compared to last November. In addition more services operated to Oslo compared to last November.