End of summer season marked with another record-breaking month for MAG

• 6.2m passengers travelled through a MAG airport in September
• The Group has a rolling 12-month total of 65.7m passengers
• September saw strong operational performance across all three airports  

September marked another record-breaking month for Manchester Airports Group (MAG), as it served 6.2m passengers across all three of its airports.  

MAG – which operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports – also recorded a rolling 12-month total of 65.7m passengers, a 3.2% increase year-on-year.  

Manchester Airport served a record 3.1m passengers across the month, an increase of 1.4%. Its rolling 12-month total stands at 31.8m passengers, an increase of 5.5% compared to 2024. 

London Stansted's rolling 12-month total increased by 2.2% to 29.9m passengers. The airport also saw 2.7m passengers through its terminal in September, a slight decrease of 0.1% year-on-year. 

East Midlands Airport welcomed more than 448,000 passengers in September, a decrease of 8.0% year-on-year. The rolling 12-month total saw 3.9m passengers pass through the airport, a decrease of 6.4% compared to 2024.  

Operational performance remained strong throughout the period with 99% of passengers passing through security in 15 minutes or less at East Midlands Airport and London Stansted. The figure at Manchester Airport was 98%. 

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