MAG December 2019 traffic statistics

Summary

• MAG rolling 12-month passenger numbers up 1.7%

• December figures at all MAG airports were impacted by the collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines

• Passengers at Manchester up 0.5% and London Stansted down 1.2% in December

Passengers:

	Manchester	London Stansted	East Midlands	MAG
Rolling 12-month total	29,374,282	28,139,051	4,682,434	62,195,767
12-month total % change year on year	+3.9%	+0.5%	-3.9%	+1.7%
December 2019 total	1,967,149	1,995,429	206,965	4,169,543
December 2019 % change year on year	+0.5%	-1.2%	-10.4%	-0.9%

Cargo:

	Manchester	London Stansted	East Midlands
December 2019 total tonnes	8,780	19,474	32,177
December 2019 % change year on year	-6.8%	-3.9%	+1.0%

Traffic figures at all MAG airports were still impacted by the collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines in December, which was reflected in a year-on-year decline in passenger numbers at two MAG airports London Stansted (-1.2%) and East Midlands (-10.4%) – and a small year-on-year growth at Manchester (0.5%).

However, Manchester and London Stansted both still served more passengers in the last 12 months than they had in the previous 12 months. Overall, MAG airports served 62.2m passengers in the year to December 2019, up 1.7% on the previous year.

East Midlands Airport’s rolling 12 month passenger performance decreased by 3.9% in December, partly due the loss of Thomas Cook and BMI Regional, as well as reduced capacity by Flybe. However, cargo performance at the UK’s largest airport for pure cargo aircraft defied market trends and increase by 1% to 32,177 tonnes.