SCOTTISH TRANSPORT STATISTICS No 24: 2005 Edition

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Table 9.2 Passengers on selected domestic routes, to/from certain Scottish airports 1

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

thousands

Aberdeen

Edinburgh

17.2

14.1

14.6

7.6

8.0

0.4

0.6

0.2|

0.1

0.0

0.1

Glasgow

28.7

23.7

23.5

22.9

20.9

8.5

5.3

4.7 |

3.9

5.2

4.1

Inverness

3.6

0.6

-

-

0.1

-

-

- |

-

-

-

Kirkwall

34.0

34.7

35.4

38.8

39.0

37.3

36.8

35.3 |

40.3

40.5

38.8

Sumburgh

245.3

255.2

219.0

200.1

171.6

144.7

73.1

73.9 |

75.7

63.0

61.2

Other Scottish

54.4

46.5

58.9

65.8

68.8

61.6

139.9

120.0 |

146.9

132.8

132.7

Heathrow

462.5

490.5

489.6

478.8

513.8

469.9

495.5

456.6 |

514.7

507.3

623.6

Gatwick

147.9

144.7

166.3

207.0

237.5

216.6

235.6

224.0 |

241.1

254.7

240.0

London City

-

-

-

-

-

-

8.8

41.3 |

0.1

0.0

-

Luton

-

-

57.4

99.7

68.8

143.5

156.5

159.3 |

163.7

159.1

156.0

Stansted

57.1

81.9

102.6

121.9

118.4

87.1

-

- |

0.0

-

-

Belfast 2

6.6

8.9

9.7

13.7

12.2

11.1

11.4

9.8 |

8.6

4.1

4.4

Birmingham

43.3

45.1

44.3

47.6

51.3

51.3

54.7

55.7 |

52.3

62.3

58.2

Bristol

13.5

15.7

17.8

22.3

26.3

27.4

28.3

29.8 |

24.8

0.4

2.3

Cardiff Wales

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.8

1.6

2.3

2.6 |

3.4

0.1

3.5

East Midlands

15.8

17.0

19.3

20.4

25.4

25.7

8.5

0.4 |

14.2

14.4

20.9

Humberside

20.6

21.2

20.3

17.0

15.9

12.6

-

- |

28.9

28.0

26.7

Leeds/Bradford

3.8

8.6

13.8

21.1

21.9

18.5

18.7

17.8 |

12.8

12.3

15.9

Manchester

106.3

113.9

111.6

119.6

131.2

122.6

133.4

148.6 |

150.7

125.3

119.2

Newcastle

34.3

33.9

39.9

42.7

45.2

40.3

46.6

67.1 |

46.3

19.6

19.9

Norwich

32.1

32.6

30.2

35.0

43.2

46.1

37.1

29.3 |

52.2

60.7

59.1

Plymouth

0.3

-

-

0.0

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.1 |

1.2

0.0

-

Southampton

-

-

1.5

3.2

6.6

8.2

12.6

14.7 |

10.0

18.8

20.6

Teesside

26.4

25.3

26.1

23.4

28.4

30.8

22.7

- |

18.9

19.6

20.5

Total these routes

1,354.9

1,415.8

1,503.1

1,610.2

1,656.4

1,565.8

1,528.4

1,491.1 |

1,610.9

1,528.0

1,627.8

Channel Islands

-

-

3.7

3.5

2.9

-

-

- |

1.8

1.8

1.6

Edinburgh

Aberdeen

17.2

14.1

14.6

7.6

8.0

0.4

0.6

0.2 |

0.1

0.0

0.1

Glasgow

0.6

0.8

0.7

0.4

0.2

0.1

-

0.1 |

0.7

0.3

-

Inverness

0.1

0.0

1.7

2.9

3.4

4.1

9.3

11.5 |

8.1

12.7

17.1

Kirkwall

7.9

9.3

9.2

8.9

8.9

8.9

13.2

14.5 |

28.0

20.4

20.7

Sumburgh

7.0

10.2

10.0

7.7

7.5

9.3

13.2

15.4 |

16.7

15.2

15.8

Other Scottish

6.7

8.4

9.3

8.7

11.9

6.7

12.1

15.1 |

13.4

30.1

37.2

Heathrow

1,417.9

1,469.3

1,512.7

1,500.7

1,515.2

1,488.6

1,587.1

1,477.8 |

1,603.4

1,661.8

1,696.3

Gatwick

180.6

200.3

293.9

317.2

352.8

356.6

349.3

353.7 |

679.4

771.1

739.1

London City

-

-

21.4

87.5

116.7

86.7

130.7

160.4 |

137.0

117.7

192.3

Luton

-

15.2

168.6

264.4

301.6

365.4

386.1

486.0 |

502.1

485.2

453.2

Stansted

113.5

145.6

176.0

203.3

252.9

461.5

447.9

486.4 |

513.4

499.9

499.7

Belfast 2

62.1

64.9

64.0

74.7

84.3

94.4

95.2

216.8 |

379.8

327.7

407.1

Birmingham

181.0

194.8

200.0

212.2

233.6

230.8

264.3

267.9 |

334.9

373.4

384.3

Bournemouth

-

-

-

3.9

19.8

16.3

2.5

0.3 |

0.1

0.1

-

Bristol

52.0

59.8

66.2

90.3

96.4

99.0

107.5

154.0 |

298.4

326.7

326.1

Cardiff Wales

4.8

14.6

10.1

24.2

21.6

29.2

24.2

32.1 |

29.1

132.3

151.7

East Midlands

48.5

65.6

80.2

81.1

70.6

73.6

70.4

61.8 |

188.2

314.6

330.2

Humberside

1.2

0.6

0.7

0.2

-

-

-

- |

2.8

-

-

Leeds/Bradford

19.2

18.6

20.3

19.7

17.4

17.0

30.1

34.1 |

49.7

55.1

57.4

Manchester

99.6

116.5

121.7

125.8

143.0

135.0

149.3

166.1 |

190.3

209.2

222.0

Newcastle

-

0.1

1.2

1.8

0.0

-

-

- |

0.0

0.0

-

Norwich

15.8

14.5

14.0

3.1

-

-

6.5

-|

22.2

19.5

21.8

Plymouth

0.3

0.3

0.3

1.8

2.9

3.2

3.0

2.3 |

1.8

-

-

Southampton

22.4

28.6

31.9

35.8

46.3

61.4

73.7

73.5 |

68.3

98.4

198.4

Total these routes

2,258.4

2,452.2

2,828.7

3,084.2

3,314.9

3,548.2

3,776.2

4,030.2 |

5,068.0

5,471.2

5,770.5

Channel Islands

13.5

13.6

10.9

11.8

10.0

9.4

11.1

8.2 |

13.6

20.1

13.1

Isle of Man

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- |

3.8

12.7

12.7

1. In this table only, non-paying passengers are excluded up to 2001 but included from then on. In addition, this table excludes some of the smaller domestic routes. Note also that passengers between the four main cities will be counted twice eg flights between Aberdeen and Edinburgh will appear in both the 'Aberdeen' and the 'Edinburgh' sections.
2. Belfast includes Belfast and Belfast City airport.

Table 9.2 (continued) Passengers on selected domestic routes, to/from certain Scottish airports 1

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

thousands

Glasgow 3

Aberdeen

28.7

23.7|

23.5

22.9

20.9

8.5

5.3

4.7|

3.9

5.2

4.1

Edinburgh

0.6

0.8|

0.7

0.4

0.2

0.1

-

0.1 |

0.7

0.3

-

Inverness

10.9

12.6|

16.1

17.2

20.4

23.0

21.0

23.7 |

27.7

21.4

6.2

Kirkwall

7.9

7.9|

5.2

4.8

4.9

5.3

4.8

4.9 |

5.4

5.8

6.9

Sumburgh

3.5

4.6|

3.2

3.6

7.6

10.2

11.4

11.9 |

12.4

15.4

14.4

Other Scottish

103.8

104.7|

99.3

106.4

111.9

105.9

104.2

103.8 |

107.3

107.4

102.9

Heathrow

1,328.0

1,406.0|

1,394.7

1,365.0

1,366.5

1,364.3

1,402.6

1,258.4 |

1,448.3

1,465.2

1,535.6

Gatwick

178.9

211.3|

235.4

268.6

320.8

323.3

331.7

325.0 |

338.5

387.8

396.5

London City

-

-|

-

-

13.1

35.0

34.5

33.5 |

1.1

28.2

0.0

Luton

-

23.3|

137.8

226.4

259.9

325.7

428.0

492.0 |

509.8

475.0

466.5

Stansted

95.5

107.4|

125.2

158.7

164.5

156.1

65.5

286.4 |

334.5

377.9

396.7

Belfast 2

134.9

166.2|

140.0

142.1

135.7

140.5

133.4

242.6 |

428.7

377.0

421.3

Birmingham

168.9

194.3|

193.2

218.7

243.7

254.5

266.8

247.3 |

316.0

361.4

345.1

Bournemouth

-

-|

-

9.3

34.1

25.9

4.1

- |

-

-

-

Bristol

51.6

59.5|

68.5

87.8

95.7

97.4

100.5

135.1 |

265.9

293.4

308.8

Cardiff Wales

19.0

20.5|

21.0

22.8

23.8

25.0

25.0

24.1 |

19.0

53.9

0.1

City of Derry

13.9

13.7|

12.2

16.0

16.5

15.3

18.4

20.6 |

14.7

15.5

14.2

East Midlands

68.7

72.4|

81.9

80.5

81.1

84.7

81.2

82.8 |

177.3

266.2

209.7

Leeds/Bradford

27.6

29.6|

27.0

30.3

31.3

33.3

33.2

34.5 |

39.2

42.2

44.2

Liverpool

-

-|

-

-

-

-

-

- |

-

0.6

-

Manchester

103.6

123.3|

126.0

125.9

133.2

117.6

121.6

127.6 |

143.7

169.2

182.7

Plymouth

0.0

-|

-

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.8

3.5 |

0.7

0.3

-

Southampton

21.1

25.6|

30.9

34.4

54.8

64.9

72.3

69.1 |

66.2

77.3

117.3

Total these routes

2,367.1

2,607.4|

2,741.8

2,945.3

3,143.7

3,219.1

3,268.6

3,531.6 |

4,261.2

4,546.7

4,573.3

Channel Islands

32.9

30.4|

29.2

30.1

29.8

22.6

20.3

18.8 |

13.7

13.2

9.1

Isle of Man

19.7

18.9|

20.0

22.8

22.1

22.0

25.2

25.8|

24.0

18.1

29.4

Glasgow Prestwick 4

Stansted

|

205.4

233.6

221.9

276.4

418.9

596.5 |

694.2

721.1

590.7

Belfast City

|

61.2

65.5

47.6

40.1

0.7

0.0 |

-

-

-

Birmingham

|

-

-

-

0.6

0.1

- |

-

-

-

Bournemouth

|

-

-

-

-

-

- |

-

85.0

100.4

Cardiff Wales

|

-

-

-

-

-

- |

-

36.3

50.9

Total these routes

|

266.5

299.1

269.5

317.1

419.8

596.6 |

694.2

842.4

742.0

Channel Islands

|

-

-

-

-

-

- |

1.3

-

-

Isle of Man

|

-

-

-

-

-

- |

-

8.1

0.3

Inverness

Aberdeen

3.6

0.6

-

-

0.1

-

-

- |

-

-

-

Edinburgh

0.1

0.0

1.7

2.9

3.4

4.1

9.3

11.5 |

8.1

12.7

17.1

Glasgow

10.9

12.6

16.1

17.2

20.4

23.0

21.0

23.7 |

27.7

21.4

6.2

Kirkwall

6.2

6.7

7.4

7.3

7.7

7.9

7.8

9.0 |

14.2

16.0

16.4

Sumburgh

1.9

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.9

4.3

4.6 |

1.0

0.1

0.2

Other Scottish

31.6

32.6

31.1

31.8

28.7

27.0

22.5

23.1 |

26.3

28.4

31.5

Heathrow

187.8

201.2

201.8

176.8

-

-

-

- |

-

-

46.9

Gatwick

-

-

0.2

12.7

150.0

155.4

149.5

141.6 |

158.9

224.5

247.8

London City

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.2 |

0.0

-

-

Luton

-

-

4.8

65.6

80.9

92.5

104.9

112.9 |

111.8

112.3

115.0

Stansted

-

-

4.4

33.9

7.1

2.7

-

- |

2.3

-

0.2

Birmingham

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

- |

-

1.6

12.7

Manchester

9.2

2.1

-

-

-

-

-

- |

2.0

14.4

15.3

Total these routes

251.2

259.2

271.2

351.5

301.6

316.5

319.4

327.7 |

352.3

431.4

509.3

1. In this table only, non-paying passengers are excluded up to 2001 but included from then on. In addition, this table excludes some of the smaller domestic routes. Note also that passengers between the four main cities will be counted twice eg flights between Aberdeen and Edinburgh will appear in both the 'Aberdeen' and the 'Edinburgh' sections.
2. Belfast includes Belfast and Belfast City airport.
3. Glasgow includes Glasgow International and Glasgow Prestwick airports in 1994 and 1995.
4. Separate figures for Glasgow Prestwick are only available from 1996 onwards. For earlier years they are included within the figures for Glasgow.

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