Edinburgh Airport achieve record October

21 November 2018/Categories: CILT, Industry News, Active Travel & Travel Planning, Aviation, Transport Planning

A total of 1,322,402 people passed through Edinburgh Airport last month as the airport landed yet another record month.

Number are up almost 8% on the same month last year and October is the strongest month in terms of year on year growth in 2018.

International growth was up 9.5% while domestic growth also increased by 5.2%.

2018	Oct	% vs Last Year
Domestic	489,128	5.2%
International	833,274	9.5%
Total	1,322,402	7.9%
MAT	14,098,698	6.0%

Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport said: “It’s been another busy month for Edinburgh Airport and it means we’ve delivered more than 1.3 million passengers for six consecutive months for the first time, which highlights our fantastic growth.

“It shows Scotland’s continued attractiveness to visitors all year round as well as the number of people taking advantage of the array of destinations we serve from Scotland’s busiest airport, including a strong performance in our new Dubai route with Emirates. We’re looking build on recent route announcements to places like Philadelphia, Boston and Riga and deliver even more destination choice for our passengers.”

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