Scheduled international flights stimulated the airport’s activity, with growth of +9.7%, or 130,750 passengers. The performance of the airport’s two main international destinations substantially contributed to this upturn:
– London (British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair) +10.6% and 24,500 passengers
– Amsterdam (KLM, easyJet) +21.3% and 17,300 passengers
The international hubs also report spectacular performances: Casablanca +24%, Istanbul +17.8% and Madrid +4.8%.
The prize for the greatest gains goes to Punta Cana (XL Airways) with double the traffic of 2015, Tenerife (Volotea) with +56.7%, Barcelona (Vueling, easyJet) +54% and Milan (easyJet) +37%.
Scheduled domestic traffic registered a sharp rise of +7% (216,400 passengers). A trend corroborated by linking destinations: Lille (+15.4%), Nice (+20.1%) and Lyon (+6.8%), operated by airlines HOP! and easyJet.
No lagging for traffic to Paris with growth of +5% for the Charles–de-Gaulle hub and +3.1% for the Orly Shuttle.
Also of note is the intention by Chalair to develop its national destinations rapidly. The airline has 4 destinations in Bordeaux: Brest, Rennes, Montpellier and Caen.
Low cost traffic contributed to growth with +13.3% (124,300 passengers) in February. The three leading airlines in terms of volume are easyJet (86,316 passengers, +13.1%), Ryanair (19,130 passengers, +6.6%) and Volotea (7643 passengers, +31%).
07/03/2016