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Table 8.2 Passengers on selected domestic routes, to/from certain Scottish airports 1

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Aberdeen

thousands

Edinburgh

0.4

0.6

0.2 |

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

-

-

-

-

Glasgow

8.5

5.3

4.7 |

3.9

5.2

4.1

1.1

-

-

0.1

-

Inverness

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kirkwall

37.3

36.8

35.3 |

40.3

40.5

38.8

39.1

42.2

42.8

44.4

39.5

Sumburgh

144.7

73.1

73.9 |

75.7

63.0

61.2

64.3

68.8

73.3

74.9

63.8

Other Scottish

61.6

139.9

120.0 |

146.9

132.8

132.7

139.9

156.5

158.7

154.5

166.0

Heathrow

469.9

495.5

456.6 |

514.7

507.3

623.6

664.0

673.2

659.0

656.0

641.3

Gatwick

216.6

235.6

224.0 |

241.1

254.7

240.0

217.3

216.7

214.9

148.0

135.5

London City

-

8.8

41.3 |

0.1

0.0

-

0.0

-

-

-

-

Luton

143.5

156.5

159.3 |

163.7

159.1

156.0

156.7

148.7

149.9

139.4

126.9

Stansted

87.1

-

- |

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Belfast 2

11.1

11.4

9.8 |

8.6

4.1

4.4

26.7

29.9

25.7

25.4

24.2

Birmingham

51.3

54.7

55.7 |

52.3

62.3

58.2

60.5

77.9

151.5

146.5

111.1

Bristol

27.4

28.3

29.8 |

24.8

0.4

2.3

19.5

28.7

26.7

26.9

23.2

Cardiff Wales

1.6

2.3

2.6 |

3.4

0.1

3.5

13.7

1.4

0.0

-

6.9

East Midlands

25.7

8.5

0.4 |

14.2

14.4

20.9

21.2

22.5

18.8

20.8

19.5

Exeter

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

3.3

24.6

17.6

28.1

Humberside

12.6

-

- |

28.9

28.0

26.7

29.9

29.6

32.5

33.7

32.0

Leeds/Bradford

18.5

18.7

17.8 |

12.8

12.3

15.9

16.6

20.9

26.7

21.6

15.5

Manchester

122.6

133.4

148.6 |

150.7

125.3

119.2

119.4

134.7

121.6

132.3

104.6

Newcastle

40.3

46.6

67.1 |

46.3

19.6

19.9

21.2

26.7

21.8

22.4

18.5

Norwich

46.1

37.1

29.3 |

52.2

60.7

59.1

57.6

68.7

65.6

65.8

60.9

Plymouth

0.2

0.0

0.1 |

1.2

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

Southampton

8.2

12.6

14.7 |

10.0

18.8

20.6

30.0

33.2

40.3

55.5

45.2

Teesside

30.8

22.7

- |

18.9

19.6

20.5

24.3

33.7

33.4

33.2

31.9

Total these routes

1,565.8

1,528.4

1,491.1 |

1,610.9

1,528.0

1,627.8

1,723.0

1,817.4

1,887.9

1,819.0

1,694.6

Channel Islands

-

-

- |

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

2.4

2.0

Edinburgh

Aberdeen

0.4

0.6

0.2 |

0.1

0.0

0.1

0.0

-

-

-

-

Glasgow

0.1

-

0.1 |

0.7

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inverness

4.1

9.3

11.5 |

8.1

12.7

17.1

17.1

15.3

10.5

7.5

0.9

Kirkwall

8.9

13.2

14.5 |

28.0

20.4

20.7

20.4

23.2

29.2

35.7

39.1

Sumburgh

9.3

13.2

15.4 |

16.7

15.2

15.8

21.9

23.3

26.7

30.8

32.9

Other Scottish

6.7

12.1

15.1 |

13.4

30.1

37.2

34.7

31.9

31.3

35.6

39.4

Heathrow

1,488.6

1,587.1

1,477.8 |

1,603.4

1,661.8

1,696.3

1,660.3

1,495.0

1,436.6

1,319.0

1,306.1

Gatwick

356.6

349.3

353.7 |

679.4

771.1

739.1

753.8

754.1

748.3

704.9

647.9

London City

86.7

130.7

160.4 |

137.0

117.7

192.3

236.6

313.9

353.9

371.5

326.6

Luton

365.4

386.1

486.0 |

502.1

485.2

453.2

475.9

444.0

429.1

359.5

315.6

Stansted

461.5

447.9

486.4 |

513.4

499.9

499.7

520.6

470.2

448.7

401.9

373.7

Belfast 2

94.4

95.2

216.8 |

379.8

327.7

407.1

439.2

423.3

401.8

363.4

351.5

Birmingham

230.8

264.3

267.9 |

334.9

373.4

384.3

471.1

495.3

435.3

401.1

336.2

Bournemouth

16.3

2.5

0.3 |

0.1

0.1

-

-

-

-

19.3

88.4

Bristol

99.0

107.5

154.0 |

298.4

326.7

326.1

329.7

318.2

260.6

249.8

235.2

Cardiff Wales

29.2

24.2

32.1 |

29.1

132.3

151.7

159.5

156.3

158.1

162.6

161.0

East Midlands

73.6

70.4

61.8 |

188.2

314.6

330.2

240.4

175.8

169.8

164.1

130.2

Exeter

-

-

- |

-

-

35.9

70.9

82.9

67.7

68.0

61.1

Humberside

-

-

- |

2.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Leeds/Bradford

17.0

30.1

34.1 |

49.7

55.1

57.4

51.8

50.8

51.3

36.5

19.0

Manchester

135.0

149.3

166.1 |

190.3

209.2

222.0

285.9

257.6

237.8

228.6

158.3

Newcastle

-

-

- |

0.0

0.0

-

0.0

-

-

0.1

-

Newquay

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

5.4

20.4

17.9

12.2

Norwich

-

6.5

- |

22.2

19.5

21.8

52.7

64.0

57.3

58.6

50.4

Plymouth

3.2

3.0

2.3 |

1.8

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Southampton

61.4

73.7

73.5 |

68.3

98.4

198.4

221.4

237.5

208.1

205.1

191.5

Total these routes

3,548.2

3,776.2

4,030.2 |

5,068.0

5,471.2

5,806.4

6,064.0

5,838.1

5,582.7

5,241.5

4,877.2

Channel Islands

9.4

11.1

8.2 |

13.6

20.1

13.1

9.2

26.5

31.1

28.7

23.2

Isle of Man

-

-

- |

3.8

12.7

12.7

-

6.0

11.9

13.0

11.5

Glasgow

Aberdeen

8.5

5.3

4.7

3.9

5.2

4.1

1.1

-

-

0.1

-

Edinburgh

0.1

-

0.1

0.7

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Inverness

23.0

21.0

23.7 |

27.7

21.4

6.2

5.6

1.9

0.1

0.1

-

Kirkwall

5.3

4.8

4.9 |

5.4

5.8

6.9

6.9

11.6

15.5

15.1

15.4

Sumburgh

10.2

11.4

11.9 |

12.4

15.4

14.4

15.2

15.1

16.5

17.2

17.4

Other Scottish

105.9

104.2

103.8 |

107.3

107.4

102.9

102.8

122.8

131.3

138.7

129.9

Heathrow

1,364.3

1,402.6

1,258.4 |

1,448.3

1,465.2

1,535.6

1,427.1

1,284.5

1,207.1

1,143.5

1,080.0

Gatwick

323.3

331.7

325.0 |

338.5

387.8

396.5

372.3

433.0

570.7

521.9

514.7

London City

35.0

34.5

33.5 |

1.1

28.2

0.0

-

0.0

78.1

112.7

114.9

Luton

325.7

428.0

492.0 |

509.8

475.0

466.5

451.7

413.9

407.7

352.4

326.0

Stansted

156.1

65.5

286.4 |

334.5

377.9

396.7

436.4

461.6

448.0

358.6

305.1

Belfast 2

140.5

133.4

242.6 |

428.7

377.0

421.3

457.9

426.1

392.8

324.2

323.9

Birmingham

254.5

266.8

247.3 |

316.0

361.4

345.1

324.3

326.5

347.0

337.1

269.4

Bournemouth

25.9

4.1

- |

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.1

Bristol

97.4

100.5

135.1 |

265.9

293.4

308.8

299.3

279.9

243.1

220.2

212.3

Cardiff Wales

25.0

25.0

24.1 |

19.0

53.9

0.1

0.1

82.5

76.9

84.0

56.4

City of Derry

15.3

18.4

20.6 |

14.7

15.5

14.2

14.3

15.9

11.9

9.4

-

East Midlands

84.7

81.2

82.8 |

177.3

266.2

209.7

170.1

184.0

172.6

150.9

115.0

Exeter

-

-

- |

-

-

33.8

42.0

53.1

56.3

39.4

33.4

Leeds/Bradford

33.3

33.2

34.5 |

39.2

42.2

44.2

42.8

41.0

38.7

30.4

19.9

Liverpool

-

-

- |

-

0.6

-

12.4

-

-

0.1

-

Manchester

117.6

121.6

127.6 |

143.7

169.2

182.7

169.9

171.2

167.2

151.8

100.4

Newcastle

|

0.2

Newquay

|

0.3

Plymouth

2.8

2.8

3.5 |

0.7

0.3

-

-

-

-

17.2

24.4

Southampton

64.9

72.3

69.1 |

66.2

77.3

117.3

192.6

202.6

166.5

161.6

156.3

Total these routes

3,219.1

3,268.6

3,531.6 |

4,261.2

4,546.7

4,607.1

4,544.7

4,527.1

4,547.9

4,186.6

3,815.4

Channel Islands

22.6

20.3

18.8 |

13.7

13.2

9.1

10.3

7.4

6.3

5.6

5.4

Isle of Man

22.0

25.2

25.8 |

24.0

18.1

29.4

29.7

21.8

18.5

16.7

13.8

Glasgow Prestwick

Stansted

276.4

418.9

596.5 |

694.2

721.1

590.7

504.8

469.6

427.1

402.7

278.3

Belfast City

40.1

0.7

0.0 |

-

-

-

-

0.0

11.8

86.3

91.7

Birmingham

0.6

0.1

- |

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bournemouth

-

-

- |

-

85.0

100.4

97.5

93.3

94.1

129.0

34.3

Cardiff Wales

-

-

- |

-

36.3

50.9

32.8

4.9

-

-

-

City of Derry

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

2.8

58.6

64.0

51.3

Total these routes

317.1

419.8

596.6 |

694.2

842.4

742.0

635.2

570.6

591.6

682.0

455.6

Channel Islands

-

-

- |

1.3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Isle of Man

-

-

- |

-

8.1

0.3

-

-

-

-

-

Inverness

Aberdeen

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Edinburgh

4.1

9.3

11.5 |

8.1

12.7

17.1

17.1

15.3

10.5

7.5

0.9

Glasgow

23.0

21.0

23.7 |

27.7

21.4

6.2

5.6

1.9

0.1

0.1

-

Kirkwall

7.9

7.8

9.0 |

14.2

16.0

16.4

18.5

22.0

25.9

25.1

24.8

Sumburgh

3.9

4.3

4.6 |

1.0

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2

0.1

0.2

-

Other Scottish

27.0

22.5

23.1 |

26.3

28.4

31.5

33.2

33.5

37.8

35.7

33.1

Heathrow

-

-

- |

-

-

46.9

65.7

51.0

53.5

7.9

-

Gatwick

155.4

149.5

141.6 |

158.9

224.5

247.8

235.0

240.8

221.6

243.2

224.9

London City

-

-

1.2 |

0.0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Luton

92.5

104.9

112.9 |

111.8

112.3

115.0

102.4

100.5

102.3

102.5

86.6

Stansted

2.7

-

- |

2.3

-

0.2

-

-

0.3

-

-

Belfast 2

-

-

- |

-

-

-

29.2

40.7

24.4

22.6

19.3

Birmingham

-

-

- |

-

1.6

12.7

15.3

18.2

15.1

24.9

30.3

Bristol

-

-

- |

-

-

-

41.3

82.5

82.1

74.0

73.3

East Midlands Int

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

-

34.1

40.2

20.4

Exeter

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.8

-

Leeds/Bradford

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

4.7

2.4

0.8

-

Liverpool

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

14.5

43.8

-

-

Manchester

-

-

- |

2.0

14.4

15.3

18.1

20.6

16.7

42.9

50.5

Southhampton

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

-

3.3

14.9

3.9

Total these routes

316.5

319.4

327.7 |

352.3

431.4

509.3

581.6

646.3

673.8

648.3

568.0

Channel Islands

-

-

- |

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.9

1.2

Source: Civil Aviation Authority - Not National Statistics
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.

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