Record-breaking start to the summer holidays for MAG

·       MAG welcomed 7m passengers in July

·       London Stansted recorded the busiest month in its history

·       Operational performance remained strong throughout July

·       MAG airports received ‘very good’ and ‘good’ ratings in the CAA Annual Accessibility Report

The start of the summer holidays saw Manchester Airports Group (MAG) welcome 7m passengers in July - up4.2% year-on-year and a record for the UK’s largest airports group.

MAG – which operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports – recorded a rolling 12-month total of 66.8m passengers, a 1.9% increase on prior year.

London Stansted recorded the busiest month in the airport’s history welcoming 3.1m passengers, a 6.3% increase year-on-year. Daily passenger numbers also topped 100,000 passengers for 18 days of July. The rolling 12-month total for the airport was 30.5m passengers, an increase of 1.8%.

Manchester Airport had a record July – serving 3.4m passengers, a 2.5% increase year-on-year. The Northern gateway's rolling 12-month total stood at 32.3m passengers, a 2.2% increase on last year.

East Midlands Airport served more than 525,000 passengers in July, a 3.1% increase on prior year. The airport’s rolling 12-month total stood at 4m passengers, a 0.4% increase year-on-year.  

Operational performance remained strong throughout the busy summer month. At London Stansted airport, 100% of passengers passed through security in 15 minutes or less in July. The figure was 99% at East Midlands and 91% at Manchester Airport.

Last week, MAG welcomed the news that East Midlands and Manchester airports received the highest possible ‘very good’ rating in the Civil Aviation Authority’s annual Airport Accessibility Report. London Stansted also received a 'good’ rating. These ratings reflected the Group’s investment in its accessible travel services, and its collaboration with onsite assistance partner ABM.

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