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North Airports Record Busiest Ever Year
05 May 2008
Passenger numbers at Highlands and Islands Airports Limited reached a record high of 1,270,023 in the past year, according to figures published today.
A further 64,639 passengers used Dundee Airport – which transferred to HIAL in December 2007 – in the past 12 months.
HIAL passenger growth for operating year 2007/08, excluding Dundee, was 3% while Dundee recorded an increase of almost 22% on the previous year’s figure.
05 May 2008
Passenger numbers at Highlands and Islands Airports Limited reached a record high of 1,270,023 in the past year, according to figures published today.
A further 64,639 passengers used Dundee Airport – which transferred to HIAL in December 2007 – in the past 12 months.
HIAL passenger growth for operating year 2007/08, excluding Dundee, was 3% while Dundee recorded an increase of almost 22% on the previous year’s figure.
All airports recorded positive growth from 2006-7 to 2007-8, with the exception of Wick which saw a 19% drop is passenger numbers.
See HIAL website for full press release.