Strong summer of recovery for MAG airports
Manchester Airports Group (MAG) saw its strongest period of recovery this summer since the pandemic began, handling four times as many passengers in the peak summer months of this year compared to 2021.
Figures for August published today by the Group - which operates Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports - saw more than 16 million passengers pass through its terminals in June, July and August, representing 86% of the traffic seen over the same period in 2019.
The strong return of passenger volumes contrasts last summer, when Government restrictions on international travel meant that MAG served just 4 million passengers in the peak summer months.
The Group served 5.8 million passengers in August alone this year, increasing from 5.5 million in July. Manchester and London Stansted Airport each welcomed more than 2.5 million passengers last month for the first time since 2019. East Midlands Airport has also seen its traffic steadily increase over the summer, serving nearly 430,000 passengers in August.
Passengers:
Manchester | London Stansted | East Midlands | MAG | |
| Rolling 12-month total to August 22 | 19,244,204 | 19,413,381 | 2,734,904 | 41,392,489 |
| 12-month total % change year on year | +454.5% | +382.9% | +497.1% | +420.8% |
| Rolling 12- month total to August 21 | 3,470,316 | 4,019,885 | 458,039 | 7,948,240 |
| August 22 total | 2,732,718 | 2,597,995 | 428,902 | 5,759,615 |
| August 22 % change year on year | +215.6% | +127.3% | +175.2% | +166.1% |
| August 22 % change on August 2019 | -18.0% | -9.3% | -29.2% | -15.3% |