November 2003 Traffic Figures
December 10 2003 - 2:01AM
UK Regulatory
BAA airports report strong growth in November
BAA's seven UK airports saw the upturn in traffic in November, handling 9.9
million passengers, an increase of 6.8% on the same month last year and the
best result since January.
Amongst individual markets, a rapid improvement in long haul traffic
underpinned the acceleration in overall performance. North Atlantic routes grew
5.0%, up from a 1% increase in October. The 7.5% traffic increase on other long
haul routes contrasted with a 4.6% improvement in October, with part of the
additional traffic thought to have been generated by the Rugby World Cup.
European scheduled routes were 10.7% higher than a year ago and domestic
traffic grew 4.7%. European charter traffic was down by 3.6%.
With the exception of Aberdeen (-3.9%), all BAA's UK airports recorded
increases. Heathrow, up 4.4%, saw improved North Atlantic traffic whilst
Gatwick, up 4.2%, benefited from growth on domestic, European and long haul
routes. Stansted added 19.5% and Southampton added 82.6%, both stimulated by
the performance of new low fare scheduled services to European destinations. In
Scotland, Glasgow grew by 4.2% and Edinburgh by 6.0%.
In total, the number of air transport movements rose by 1.0% in November, while
the growth of 1.6% in cargo tonnage was the first monthly increase recorded
since March, reflecting improved conditions in the economies with which the UK
trades.
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BAA Traffic Summary : November 2003
Terminal % Fin year to % 12 months %
date: to
Passengers (000s) Month Change Apr to Nov 03 Change** Nov 03 Change***
*
Heathrow 5,058.9 4.4 44,001.0 0.2 63,029.2 1.0
Gatwick 1,871.2 4.2 22,185.0 0.8 29,822.6 1.6
Stansted 1,512.5 19.5 13,470.1 14.4 18,439.6 17.5
London Area Total 8,442.6 6.7 79,656.1 2.5 111,291.4 3.6
Southampton 105.7 82.6 948.8 66.8 1,174.4 48.5
Glasgow 555.2 4.2 6,089.5 3.7 8,118.1 5.0
Edinburgh 589.7 6.0 5,314.6 7.6 7,450.0 9.0
Aberdeen 196.3 -3.9 1,781.4 -2.9 2,521.4 -1.8
Scottish Total 1,341.2 3.7 13,185.4 4.3 18,089.4 5.6
BAA Total 9,889.5 6.8 93,790.3 3.2 130,555.2 4.1
Air Transport % Fin year to % 12 months %
date: to
Movements Month Change* Apr to Nov 03 Change** Nov 03 Change**
*
Heathrow 37,962 1.3 308,887 -1.4 456,620 -0.5
Gatwick 16,666 -2.6 165,697 -1.3 235,092 0.9
Stansted 13,880 4.4 118,480 8.0 170,757 12.8
London Area 68,508 0.9 593,064 0.4 862,469 2.3
Total
Southampton 2,828 30.3 23,778 22.3 32,170 14.9
Glasgow 6,595 -1.8 62,541 -0.1 88,655 0.3
Edinburgh 8,990 2.7 72,343 -0.5 105,812 0.6
Aberdeen 6,280 -6.3 53,885 -4.4 78,516 -5.0
Scottish Total 21,865 -1.4 188,769 -1.5 272,983 -1.2
BAA Total 93,201 1.0 805,611 0.4 1,167,622 1.8
Cargo % Fin year to % 12 months %
date: to
(Metric Tonnes) Month Change* Apr to Nov 03 Change** Nov 03 Change**
*
Heathrow 114,763 1.3 815,358 -3.7 1,221,938 -0.5
Gatwick 19,720 -8.7 148,933 -9.8 223,880 -8.0
Stansted 19,979 16.5 135,179 5.3 198,928 8.4
London Area 154,462 1.6 1,099,470 -3.6 1,644,746 -0.6
Total
Southampton 27 -32.5 232 -16.1 336 -13.5
Glasgow 368 61.4 4,250 -6.8 5,115 -6.8
Edinburgh 2,237 1.2 17,420 9.5 24,558 19.6
Aberdeen 274 -7.7 2,435 -4.6 3,489 -8.7
Scottish Total 2,879 5.2 24,105 4.7 33,162 11.1
BAA Total 157,368 1.6 1,123,807 -3.4 1,678,244 -0.4
Above data excludes Air Taxi passengers and Air Taxi movements.
* compared to the month of November 2002
** compared to the eight months April to November 2002
*** compared to the twelve months to November 2002
Market Comparison: November 2003
BAA Total BAA Total
Market November 02 November 03
(000s) (000s) % Change
Domestic 2,033 2,128 4.7
Eire 490 497 1.5
European Scheduled 3,475 3,846 10.7
European Charter* 504 486 -3.6
North Atlantic 1,322 1,388 5.0
Other Long Haul 1,437 1,544 7.5
Total 9,261 9,890 6.8
* 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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