Manchester airport has gained 2.7 million passengers in the past 12 months as it continues its double-digit growth.
The north-west airport carried 1.9 million passengers in March, bringing its rolling 12 month total to 26.2 million.
Manchester Airport Group, which also owns Stansted, East Midlands and Bournemouth, said the figures show it’s now the second fastest growing large airport in Europe. Among airports serving more than 25 million passengers per year, only Moscow Sheremetyevo is growing faster.
Stansted and East Midlands both saw drops of 0.8 per cent and 1.4 per cent in traffic for March year-on-year, with Bournemouth up 12.7 per cent on the same period last year.
Ken O’Toole, Manchester airport CEO, said: “March rounded off a strong year of growth at Manchester, meaning we are now one of the fastest growing airports not just in the UK, but in Europe as a whole.
“It was particularly pleasing to end the month with the launch of our San Francisco service, which is a route we have long coveted and one that business and leisure passengers have been calling for some time.
“It was the latest in a long list of key long haul routes we have added over the past 12 months, ensuring we are connecting the North with key markets across the world.”
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