BAA reports Oct-05 traffic

• Passenger numbers: 12.6 million, +1.0% year-on-year;
• • Heathrow: 5.7 million, -0.8%;
  • Gatwick: 2.9 million, +2.5%;
  • Stansted: 1.9 million, +0.6%;
  • Glasgow: 868,400, +1.2%;
  • Edinburgh: 765,500, +5.1%;
  • Aberdeen: 262,900, +7.1%;
  • Southampton: 166,200, +17.7%.
• Cargo volume: 170,901 tonnes, +2.5%, highlights include;
• • Heathrow: 124,648 tonnes, +0.9%;
  • Gatwick: 21,804 tonnes, +18.1%;
  • Stansted: 20,368 tonnes, -2.7%.
• Aircraft movements: 109,013, +2.9%, highlights include;
• • Heathrow: 40,597, +0.9%;
  • Gatwick: 22,247, +3.2%;
  • Stansted: 15,355, -1.6%.

Across the markets, 'Other Long Haul' services recorded strongest passenger growth, up 6.1% year-on-year, followed by Ireland (+2.1%), Europe Scheduled (+1.9%), Domestic (+0.9%), North Atlantic (+0.5%), while European Charter traffic fell 9.2%.

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