BAA issues July 2005 Traffic Figures

Despite the bombings in London BAA’s seven UK airports handled a record 14.6 million passengers in July 2005, a 2.6% increase against the previous year.

With the exception of the European Charter market, all markets recorded gains on the previous year. North Atlantic traffic increased 1%, other Long Haul increased 7.5%, Irish traffic added 8% and Domestic traffic rose 1.4%. Traffic to European Charter markets continued to decline, falling 5.5%.

The rate of growth at BAA’s London airports was impacted by the London bombings. In addition, capacity constraints in this peak month reduced the ability of Heathrow to accommodate true demand growth. Heathrow traffic recorded a 0.6% decline, while Gatwick and Stansted registered increases of 3.3% and 6.1% respectively.

BAA’s Scottish airports recorded a combined increase of 5.8% and with an expanded range of low cost scheduled services, Southampton recorded an increase of 30.8%.

Air transport movements increased 3.9% against the previous year while cargo volumes fell 2.7%.

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