Passengers down 27% on ash chaos
03.06.10
The ash cloud chaos put the brakes on a fledgling passenger upturn at London City Airport. With UK airspace closed for almost a week in April, the number of passengers using the airport fell to 175,917 - down 27 % compared to 2009.
The fall ended a 2 month period of growth, with passenger numbers up by 6 in February and 7% in March. That was in contrast to an annual fall of 14% last year.
Passenger figures for May are expected to show a recovery, with new summer routes having been opened by BA to Majorca and Ibiza. Air France CityJet also launches new services to French destinations Deauville and Brive on June 24 / 25.
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