Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) had the largest increase in passenger numbers of any UK airport in the first third of this year, new figures have shown.
The latest analysis is of UK airport passenger flows and compares traffic in the first third of this year compared to the same period in 2009.
Liverpool was shown to be just one of only six UK airports in a list of 50, to see any growth in passenger numbers between January and April.
The report, produced by aviation industry consultants RDC Aviation, contains the latest analysis of UK passenger traffic flows as reported by the UK CAA up to April 2010.
89,050 more passengers used JLA over the period, up 6.4% on the previous year.
In terms of scheduled passengers, Liverpool moved into 8th place in the league table of busiest UK airports with almost 1.5 million passengers having used the airport by the end of April.
It is believed that additional services being operated by airlines like KLM, Eastern Airways, easyJet and Ryanair, have contributed to this the growth in business.
Work on a £12m development program which will accommodate the boost in traffic is still ongoing, and the expansion of the Airport’s departure lounge is also due for completion by late Autumn 2010.
Peel Airports’ CEO Craig Richmond said: "To think that Liverpool is growing its passenger numbers by more than anyone else in the UK with airports including Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Manchester continuing to see a decline in passenger numbers is yet another milestone for JLA.”
“We recognise that the recession isn’t over and that Liverpool, like all UK airports will no doubt have some tough months ahead, however, by continuing to work in partnership with our airline customers and improve our passenger facilities, we remain confident that JLA will be well placed to grow its business further as we come out of the recession”.
Iain Smith of RDC Aviation said: "Our latest research clearly shows that Liverpool John Lennon Airport is bucking the trend when it comes to growing its passenger throughput.”
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