Birmingham airport has reported a strong start to the year with record passenger growth on short and long haul routes.
The midlands airport saw passenger traffic grow 9 per cent last month compared to the same period last year, and busiest January on record.
It handled 666,681 passengers, an increase of 55,000.
Demand for seats increased on both long and short-haul routes, with the most significant growth recorded on long-haul services which were up 18 per cent compared to January 2014.
Birmingham airport CEO Paul Kehoe said: “This is an excellent start to the year and it means we are now celebrating our eleventh consecutive month of record breaking passenger figures.
“2015 was a good year here at Birmingham Airport, overall we handled 10.2 million passengers – the most we’ve ever recorded in our 75 year history.
“We expect the coming 12 months to be successful as we welcome more airlines to the flourishing Midlands region. This Easter alone will see us introduce Qatar, CSA, Iberia and Blue Air to Birmingham as well as the introduction by Emirates of its A380 aircraft.”
Scheduled traffic in January accounted for almost 90 per cent of the total with charter passengers making up the remaining 10 per cent.
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