Nearly 4m passengers use MAG airports in January

·       Total for January was up 9% year-on-year

·       Manchester and London Stansted both recorded their busiest ever Januarys and served 101% of 2019 passenger levels across the month

·       East Midlands Airport’s passenger performance was 30% up compared to last year.

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) had  a strong start to 2024, serving 3.9m passengers across its airports in January.

The passenger total for the Group, which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports, was up 9% year-on-year, and was equal to 100% of January 2019 figures.

London Stansted and Manchester Airports both recorded their busiest ever Januarys, with their passenger totals equalling 101% of 2019 levels. London Stansted Airport served 1.9m  passengers across the month, up 6.9%, and Manchester Airport served 1.8m  passengers – up 9.5% year-on-year.

East Midlands saw its monthly traffic increase by 30% year-on-year, with 177,000 passengers travelling through the airport, which was equal to 82% of 2019 levels.

Service levels across MAG airport remained high as the new year began, where 100% of passengers passing through security in 15 minutes or less at both Manchester and East Midlands Airports, with the figure 99% at London Stansted.

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