UK CAA July passenger figures

The UK CAA has published traffic figures for July 2009.

Dublin-London

Dublin's Gatwick traffic which is split between Ryanair and Aer Lingus showed a 2% YoY growth at 104,165. Heathrow and Stansted both showed negative trends with LHR down 10% to 148,318 passengers and Stansted (a Ryanair preserve) down 18% to 74,065. Luton was up 5% YoY at 33,347. The trend from previous months has been carried through to July with LHR and STN showing significant declines compared to modest growth at LGW and LTN. The acute price sensitivity of Ryanair passengers would certainly seem to be proven by the ongoing continuous drop in passenger numbers on the Dublin - Stansted route.

Cork-London

At Cork, Gatwick traffic was again up 1% to 10,203. Heathrow was down 6% to 48,307 while Stansted, a Ryanair route was down 1% to 28,281. As with June's figures the rate at which YoY passenger numbers had been falling would appear to be slowing in July.

Shannon-London

Shannon has fared similar to Dublin and Cork with Gatwick static YoY for the month at 18,968 and Stansted down 19% YoY, to 27,533, explainable by one less return flight per day on the route.

On the reinstated Heathrow - Shannon route, a total of 14,754 passengers were carried for the month of July as against 12,370 in June which had one less calendar day.

Belfast-London

In Belfast the BMI / Aer Lingus battle took a sudden change in direction this month. On the BMI Belfast City - Heathrow route numbers grew 9% YoY to 48,467. Over at Aldergrove on the Aer Lingus - Heathrow route numbers fell 10% YoY to 27,008 in a month when many would have travelled outwards on the traditional 'twelfth fortnight' holiday.

BMI 1-0 Aer Lingus.

On the Belfast City - London Gatwick route, operated by FlyBe, passenger figures are up 27% YoY at 21,821 whilst the Belfast International - Gatwick route served by easyJet is down 22% YoY to 28,958.

FlyBe 1-0 easyJet.