Passenger numbers dive at BAA airports
"The number of travellers using major UK airports declined to its lowest level for nine months in June, BAA said today.
The airport operator said a total of 12.7m passengers passed through its airports last month, a reduction of 5.9% on the same period last year.
But the firm, which saw a 7.3% fall in May, said this was the best underlying figure since last September.
BAA had posted a 2.3% decline in passenger numbers in April but this rose to 6.8% when the effect of a late Easter was stripped out.
Heathrow recorded a comparatively modest fall of 3.1% because of its large number of transfer flights.
Stansted, the base for several low-cost carriers including Ryanair and easyJet, was the worst affected airport, falling 11.5%."
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The airport operator said a total of 12.7m passengers passed through its airports last month, a reduction of 5.9% on the same period last year.
But the firm, which saw a 7.3% fall in May, said this was the best underlying figure since last September.
BAA had posted a 2.3% decline in passenger numbers in April but this rose to 6.8% when the effect of a late Easter was stripped out.
Heathrow recorded a comparatively modest fall of 3.1% because of its large number of transfer flights.
Stansted, the base for several low-cost carriers including Ryanair and easyJet, was the worst affected airport, falling 11.5%."
Read on...