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November
2019
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12:51
Europe/London

MAG October 2019 traffic statistics

Summary
  • MAG 12 month passenger numbers up 3.1%
  • October figures at all MAG airports impacted by collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines, Manchester and London Stansted both 1.9% down in October

Passengers:

 

Manchester

London Stansted

East Midlands

MAG

Rolling 12-month total

29,392,571

28,257,164

4,730,907

62,380,642

12-month total % change year on year

+4.9%

+2.2%

-2.6%

+3.1%

October 2019 total

2,500,117

2,487,168

422,451

5,409,736

October 2019 % change year on year

-1.9%

-1.9%

-13.9%

-2.9%

 Cargo:

 

Manchester

London Stansted

East Midlands

October 2019 total tonnes

9,896

20,591

34,878

October 2019 % change year on year

-9.7%

-4.2%

+6.8%

 

All MAG airports were impacted by the collapse of Thomas Cook Airlines in October, reflected in year-on-year decline in passenger numbers.

However, Manchester and London Stansted both served more passengers in the last 12 months than they had in the previous 12 months. Overall, MAG served 62.4m passengers in the year to October 2019, up 3.1% on the previous year

East Midlands Airport’s passenger performance in October dipped (-13.9%) although the cargo tonnage processed at the UK’s biggest pure freight airport grew by 6.8% to 34,878 tonnes.