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Facing stiff competition from an improving national rail network, plus pressure from the green lobby and increasingly cost-conscious corporates, the domestic aviation industry is enduring turbulent times.
Total domestic passenger numbers were down five per cent in 2008, with the latest figures from the Civil Aviation Authority, for the month of May, also painting a bleak picture.
At Manchester Airport domestic passenger numbers have been hit by improved rail connections with London, while London City Airport has felt the impact of the finance sector’s belt-tightening measures. Air traffic to those other financial bastions, Jersey and the Isle of Man, has not fared well either, and Aberdeen, a gateway to the rich resources of the North Sea, handled nine per cent fewer passengers in July 2009 than July last year, according to the latest statistics from BAA.
But it’s not all doom and gloom. The UK still boasts a highly impressive network of nation-wide flights, with more than 15 airports handling over one million domestic passengers in 2008.
The likes of Flybe, bmi, Ryanair and easyJet continue to criss-cross the country, while carriers such as Eastern Airways, Manx2, Air Southwest and Aer Arann
have carved out their own respective strongholds.
BAA’s latest passenger numbers also point towards a return to growth with the extent of year-on-year slumps shrinking month by month, heading back towards pre-recession levels. And as European compatriots such as France and Germany officially emerge from recession, can the UK look forward to a post-slump boom in domestic business travel? Surely it’s only a matter of time...
Read on for our guide to who flies where across 25 of the UK and Ireland’s busiest airports.
Aberdeen Dyce Airport
Location: Six miles northwest of the city centre
Airport code: ABZ
Passengers: 3.3million, of which 1.8million was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Belfast City (Flybe), Birmingham (bmi, Flybe), Bristol (Eastern Airways), Dublin (bmi, Ryanair), East Midlands (Eastern Airways), Exeter (Flybe), Jersey (Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Liverpool (Eastern Airways), London Gatwick (Flybe), London Heathrow (bmi, British Airways), London Luton (easyJet), Manchester (bmi), Newcastle (Eastern Airways), Southampton (Eastern Airways, Flybe).
www.aberdeenairport.com
George Best Belfast City Airport
Location: Two miles from Belfast city centre
Airport code: BHD
Passengers: 2.6million, of which 2.5million was domestic in 2008
Owner: ABN AMRO Global Infrastructure Fund
Destinations: Aberdeen (Flybe), Birmingham (Flybe), Bristol (Ryanair), Cardiff (Flybe), East Midlands (Ryanair), Edinburgh (bmi, Flybe), Exeter (Flybe), Glasgow (bmi, Flybe), Inverness (Flybe), Isle of Man (Manx2), Jersey (Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Flybe), Liverpool (Ryanair), London Gatwick (Flybe), London Heathrow (bmi), London Stansted (Ryanair), Manchester (Flybe), Southampton (Flybe).
www.belfastcityairport.com
Belfast International Airport
Location: 13 miles northwest of Belfast
Airport code: BFS
Passengers: 5.3million, of which 3.1million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Abertis/TBI
Destinations: Birmingham (bmibaby), Bristol (easyJet), Cardiff (bmibaby), East Midlands (bmibaby), Edinburgh (easyJet), Glasgow (easyJet), Isle of Man (Manx2), Jersey (Jet2), Leeds Bradford (Jet2), Liverpool (easyJet), London Gatwick (easyJet), London Heathrow (Aer Lingus), London Luton (easyJet), London Stansted (easyJet), Manchester (bmibaby), Newcastle (easyJet), Newquay (Jet2).
www.belfastairport.com
Birmingham International Airport
Location: Six miles southeast of the city centre
Airport code: BHX
Passengers: 9.6million, of which 1.5million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Seven West Midlands’ District
Councils and Airport Group Investments Ltd (AGIL), a limited company owned by Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan and Victorian Funds Management Corporation.
Destinations: Aberdeen (bmi, Flybe), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (bmibaby), Dublin (Aer Lingus, Ryanair), Edinburgh (bmibaby, Flybe), Glasgow (bmibaby, Flybe), Inverness (Flybe), Isle of Man (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Jersey (bmibaby, Flybe), Newcastle (Eastern Airways), Newquay (bmibaby).
www.birminghamairport.co.uk
Bristol International Airport
Location: Eight miles southwest of the city centre
Airport code: BRS
Passengers: 6.3million, of which 1.2million was domestic in 2008
Owner: South West Airports Limited (SWAL), owned by Bristol Airport Limited (BABL) and Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund (MEIF)
Destinations: Aberdeen (Eastern Airways), Belfast City (Ryanair), Belfast International (easyJet), Dublin (Ryanair), Edinburgh (easyJet), Glasgow (easyJet), Inverness (easyJet), Jersey (Air Southwest, Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Air Southwest), Manchester (Air Southwest), Newcastle (easyJet), Newquay (Air Southwest)
www.bristolairport.co.uk
Cardiff Airport
Location: 12 miles west of the city centre
Airport code: CWL
Passengers: 2million, of which 0.4million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Abertis/TBI
Destinations: Aberdeen (Loganair), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (bmibaby), Dublin (Aer Arann), Edinburgh (bmibaby, Flybe), Glasgow (bmibaby, Flybe), Jersey (bmibaby, Flybe), Newcastle (Eastern Airways, Flybe).
www.tbicardiffairport.com
Dublin Airport
Location: Six miles north of the city centre
Airport code: DUB
Passengers: 23.5million in 2008 (no figures available for volumes to UK airports, though London is its number one destination)
Owner: Dublin Airport Authority plc.
Destinations: Aberdeen (bmi, Ryanair), Birmingham (Aer Lingus, Ryanair), Bristol (Ryanair), Cardiff (Aer Arann, Aer Lingus, bmibaby), East Midlands (Ryanair), Edinburgh (Aer Lingus, bmi, Ryanair), Exeter (Flybe), Glasgow (Aer Lingus, bmi), Inverness (Aer Arann), Isle of Man (Aer Arann), Jersey (Aer Lingus), Leeds Bradford (Ryanair), Liverpool (Ryanair), London City (Aer Arann, CityJet), London Gatwick (Aer Lingus, Ryanair), London Heathrow (Aer Lingus, bmi), London Luton (Ryanair), London Stansted (Ryanair), Manchester (Aer Lingus, bmi, Ryanair), Newcastle (Ryanair), Newquay (Air Southwest), Southampton (Flybe).
www.dublinairport.com
East Midlands Airports
Location: Derby, Leicester and Nottingham are all within a 20 mile radius of the airport.
Airport code: EMA
Passengers: 5.6million, of which 0.7million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Manchester Airports Group
Destinations: Aberdeen (Eastern Airways), Belfast City (Ryanair), Belfast International (bmibaby), Dublin (Ryanair), Edinburgh (bmibaby), Glasgow (bmibaby), Isle of Man (Manx2), Jersey (bmibaby).
www.eastmidlandsairport.com
Edinburgh Airport
Location: Six miles west of the city centre
Airport code: EDI
Passengers: 9million, of which 5.3million was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Belfast City (bmi, Flybe), Belfast International (easyJet), Birmingham (bmibaby, Flybe), Bristol (easyJet), Cardiff (bmibaby, Flybe), Dublin (Aer Lingus, bmi, Ryanair), East Midlands (bmibaby), Exeter (Flybe), Jersey (Flybe), Leeds Bradford (bmi), London City (BA City Flyer, CityJet), London Gatwick (British Airways, easyJet), London Heathrow (bmi, British Airways), London Luton (easyJet), London Stansted (easyJet), Manchester (bmi, Flybe), Newquay (Flybe), Southampton (Flybe).
www.edinburghairport.com
Exeter International Airport
Location: Six miles east of the city centre
Airport code: EXT
Passengers: 1million, of which 0.4million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Regional & City Airports Ltd (Balfour Beatty and Galaxy Sarl)
Destinations: Aberdeen (Flybe), Belfast City (Flybe), Dublin (Flybe), Edinburgh (Flybe), Glasgow (Flybe), Jersey (Flybe), Leeds
Bradford (Flybe), Manchester (Flybe),
Newcastle (Flybe).
www.exeter-airport.co.uk
Glasgow International Airport
Location: Seven miles west of the city centre
Airport code: GLA
Passengers: 8.2million, of which 4.2million was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Belfast City (bmi, Flybe), Belfast International (easyJet), Birmingham (bmibaby, Flybe), Bristol (easyJet), Cardiff (bmibaby, Flybe), Dublin (Aer Lingus, bmi), East Midlands (bmibaby), Exeter (Flybe), Jersey (Flybe), Leeds Bradford (bmi), London City (BA City Flyer), London Gatwick (British Airways, easyJet), London Heathrow (bmi, British Airways), London Luton (easyJet), London Stansted (easyJet), Manchester (bmi, Flybe), Newquay (Air Southwest), Southampton (Flybe).
www.glasgowairport.com
Inverness Airport
Location: Eight miles northeast of the city centre
Airport code: INV
Passengers: 0.7million, of which 0.65million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL), a company wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers and sponsored by the Scottish Government Transport Directorate.
Destinations: Belfast City (Flybe), Birmingham (Flybe), Bristol (easyJet), Dublin (Aer Arann), Jersey (Flybe), London Gatwick (easyJet, Flybe), London Luton (easyJet), Manchester (Flybe), Southampton (Flybe).
www.hial.co.uk/inverness-airport.html
Isle of Man Ronaldsway Airport
Location: Seven miles southwest of Douglas, the island’s capital.
Airport code: IOM
Passengers: 0.8million, of which 0.7million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Isle of Man Department of Transport
Destinations: Belfast City (Manx2), Belfast International (Manx2), Birmingham (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Dublin (Aer Arann), East Midlands (Manx2), Jersey (Blue Islands, Flybe, Manx2), Leeds Bradford (Manx2), Liverpool (Flybe), London City (Aer Arann, VLM), London Gatwick (Flybe), London Luton (Flybe), Manchester (Flybe), Newcastle (Eastern Airways), Newquay (Flybe), Southampton (Flybe).
www.iom-airport.com
Jersey Airport
Location: Five miles west of St Helier, the island’s capital
Airport code: JER
Passengers: 1.6million, of which 1.5m was domestic in 2008
Owner: States of Jersey
Destinations: Aberdeen (Flybe), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (easyJet), Birmingham (Flybe), Bristol (Air Southwest, Flybe), Cardiff (bmibaby, Flybe), Dublin (Aer Lingus), East Midlands (bmibaby), Edinburgh (Flybe), Exeter (Flybe), Glasgow (Flybe), Inverness (Flybe), Isle of Man (Blue Islands, Manx2, Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Jet2), Liverpool (easyJet), London City (VLM), London Gatwick (British Airways, Flybe), London Stansted (Aurigny), Manchester (bmibaby, Flybe), Newcastle (Flybe), Southampton (Blue Islands, Flybe).
www.jerseyairport.com
Leeds Bradford International Airport
Location: Eight miles northwest of Leeds, eight miles northeast of Bradford
Airport code: LBA
Passengers: 2.9million, of which 0.6million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Bridgepoint Capital
Destinations: Aberdeen (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (Jet2), Bristol (Air Southwest), Dublin (Ryanair), Edinburgh (bmi), Exeter (Flybe), Glasgow (bmi), Isle of Man (Manx2), Jersey (Jet2), London Gatwick (Flybe), Newquay (Air Southwest, Jet2), Southampton (Eastern Airways, Flybe).
www.leedsbradfordairport.co.uk
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Location: Seven miles southeast of the city centre
Airport code: LPL
Passengers: 5.3million, of which 0.8million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Peel Holdings Ltd
Destinations: Aberdeen (Eastern Airways), Belfast City (Ryanair), Belfast International (easyJet), Dublin (Ryanair), Isle of Man (Flybe), Jersey (easyJet), Southampton (Eastern Airways).
www.liverpoolairport.com
London City Airport
Location: Six miles east of the City of London
Airport code: LCY
Passengers: 3.3million, of which 0.7million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Highstar Capital
Destinations: Dublin (Aer Arann, CityJet), Edinburgh (BA City Flyer, CityJet), Glasgow
(BA City Flyer), Isle of Man (Aer Arann, VLM), Jersey (VLM).
www.londoncityairport.com
London Gatwick Airport
Location: 28 miles south of central London
Airport code: LGW
Passengers: 34.2million, of which 3.7million was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Aberdeen (Flybe), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (easyJet), Dublin (Aer Lingus, Ryanair), Edinburgh (British Airways, easyJet), Glasgow (British Airways, easyJet), Inverness (easyJet, Flybe), Isle of Man (Flybe), Jersey (British Airways, Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Flybe), Manchester (British Airways), Newcastle (Flybe), Newquay (Air Southwest, Flybe).
www.gatwickairport.com
London Heathrow Airport
Location: 14 miles west of central London
Airport code: LHR
Passengers: 67.1million, of which 5.6million was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Aberdeen (bmi, British Airways), Belfast City (bmi), Belfast International (Aer Lingus), Dublin (Aer Lingus, bmi), Edinburgh (bmi, British Airways), Glasgow (bmi, British Airways), Manchester (bmi, British Airways), Newcastle (British Airways).
www.heathrowairport.com
London Luton Airport
Location: Two miles east of Luton, 35 miles north of central London
Airport code: LTN
Passengers: 10.2million, of which 1.3million
was domestic in 2008
Owner: Abertis/TBI
Destinations: Aberdeen (easyJet), Belfast International (easyJet), Dublin (Ryanair), Edin-burgh (easyJet), Glasgow (easyJet), Inverness (easyJet), Isle of Man (Flybe), Jersey (Flybe).
www.london-luton.co.uk
London Stansted Airport
Location: 35 miles north of central London
Airport code: STN
Passengers: 22.4million, of which 2.3million
was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Belfast City (Ryanair), Belfast Inter-national (easyJet), Dublin (Ryanair), Edinburgh (easyJet), Glasgow (easyJet), Jersey (Aurigny) Newcastle (easyJet), Newquay (Ryanair).
www.stanstedairport.com
Manchester Airport
Location: Nine miles southwest of the city centre
Airport code: MAN
Passengers: 21.2million, of which 2.9million
was domestic in 2008
Owner: Manchester Airports Group
Destinations: Aberdeen (bmi), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (bmibaby), Bristol (Air Southwest), Dublin (Aer Lingus, bmi, Ryanair), Edinburgh (bmi, Flybe), Exeter (Flybe), Glasgow (bmi, Flybe), Inverness (Flybe), Isle of Man (Flybe), Jersey (Flybe), London Heathrow (bmi, British Airways), London Gatwick (British Airways), Newquay (Air Southwest, bmibaby), Southampton (Flybe).
www.manchesterairport.co.uk
Newcastle International Airport
Location: Six miles northwest of the city centre
Airport code: NCL
Passengers: 5million, of which 1.5million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Newcastle Airport Local Authority Holding Company Ltd and Copenhagen Airports
Destinations: Aberdeen (Eastern Airways), Belfast City (Flybe), Belfast International (easyJet), Birmingham (Eastern Airways), Bristol (easyJet), Cardiff (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Dublin (Ryanair), Exeter (Flybe), Isle of Man (Eastern Airways), Jersey (Flybe), London Gatwick (Flybe), London Heathrow (British Airways), London Stansted (easyJet), Newquay (Air Southwest), Southampton (Eastern Airways, Flybe).
www.newcastleairport.com
Newquay Cornwall Airport
Location: Five miles northeast of the town of Newquay, Cornwall
Airport code: NQY
Passengers: 0.5million, of which 0.4million was domestic in 2008
Owner: Cornwall County Council
Destinations: Belfast International (Jet2), Birmingham (bmibaby), Bristol (Air Southwest), Dublin (Air Southwest), Edinburgh (Flybe), Glasgow (Air Southwest), Isle of Man (Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Air Southwest, Jet2), London City (Air Southwest), London Gatwick (Air Southwest, Flybe), London Stansted (Ryanair), Manchester (Air Southwest, bmibaby), Newcastle (Air Southwest).
www.newquaycornwallairport.com
Southampton Airport
Location: Five miles north of the city centre
Airport code: SOU
Passengers: 1.9million, of which 1.2million
was domestic in 2008
Owner: BAA
Destinations: Aberdeen (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Belfast City (Flybe), Dublin (Flybe), Edinburgh (Flybe), Glasgow (Flybe),
Inverness (Flybe), Isle of Man (Flybe), Jersey (Blue Islands, Flybe), Leeds Bradford (Eastern Airways, Flybe), Liverpool (Eastern Airways), Manchester (Flybe), Newcastle (Eastern Airways, Flybe).
www.southamptonairport.com
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