Scotland’s airports see downturn

Scotland’s biggest airport operator, BAA, has reported October figures for the three airports it manages – Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Some 1.9 million passengers were handled during the month, a decline of 6.1 per cent over the same month in 2007.

Edinburgh was BAA’s busiest airport, handling more than 794,000 passengers, a decline of 3.2 per cent over October of last year.

At Glasgow, traffic dropped by 9.1 per cent, down to approximately 787,000 passengers.

Aberdeen handled around 302,000 passengers, which was a decrease of 5.3 per cent compared to the same month last year.

Scotland’s airports see downturn

Scotland’s biggest airport operator, BAA, has reported October figures for the three airports it manages – Aberdeen, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Some 1.9 million passengers were handled during the month, a decline of 6.1 per cent over the same month in 2007.

Edinburgh was BAA’s busiest airport, handling more than 794,000 passengers, a decline of 3.2 per cent over October of last year.

At Glasgow, traffic dropped by 9.1 per cent, down to approximately 787,000 passengers.

Aberdeen handled around 302,000 passengers, which was a decrease of 5.3 per cent compared to the same month last year.