Edinburgh

[egpffqtv]

Passenger numbers GLA Q1 (Jan-Mar) 946k.

Thanks - haven’t been keeping up with the figures.

[egpffqtv]

Passenger numbers GLA Q1 (Jan-Mar) 946k.

Thanks - haven’t been keeping up with the figures.

You're not missing much

Too right

[Clive]

Worth noting though that, based on the March 2022 CAA numbers, GLA had recovered to 66% of March 2019's numbers, while EDI had recovered to only 62%.

Oh dear. Not what some of our congregation wants to hear.

[Iain]

It's not unexpected given the fact EDI has vastly more Int traffic, which in most cases will have been - and in some cases still is - more affected by COVID than domestics.

GLA had a lot less Int traffic to lose in the first place. I'm not sure that we can argue that's a good thing.

[Clive]

It's not unexpected given the fact EDI has vastly more Int traffic, which in most cases will have been - and in some cases still is - more affected by COVID than domestics.

GLA had a lot less Int traffic to lose in the first place. I'm not sure that we can argue that's a good thing.

I’m sure you wouldn’t think it was good if GLA’s relative recovery was worse.

[GeorgeNTravels]

Worth noting though that, based on the March 2022 CAA numbers, GLA had recovered to 66% of March 2019's numbers, while EDI had recovered to only 62%.

My experience of flights to and from GLA this year shows an improving number of pax, summary below.

Feb EZY GLA-BRS - 50%
Feb EZY LTN-GLA - 70%
Mar BA GLA-LHR - Full
Mar BA LHR-GLA - Full
Mar EZY GLA-CDG - 98% ish
Mar EZY CDG-GLA - 95% ish
Apr LH GLA-FRA - Full
Apr LH FRA-GLA - Full
May FR GLA-CRL - 50% full (Belgium mask mandate in place)

Clearly flights are getting busier and as we get into summer they will only get busier.

[egpffqtv]

Worth noting though that, based on the March 2022 CAA numbers, GLA had recovered to 66% of March 2019's numbers, while EDI had recovered to only 62%.

There’s a politician in the making there using spin like that

[Bearsden]

It's not unexpected given the fact EDI has vastly more Int traffic, which in most cases will have been - and in some cases still is - more affected by COVID than domestics.

GLA had a lot less Int traffic to lose in the first place. I'm not sure that we can argue that's a good thing.

Agreed

April's numbers are very interesting when compared to 2019
Domestic Down 211,000 -45%
International Down 115,000 -15%
Overall Down 326,000 -27%

[Clive]

It's not unexpected given the fact EDI has vastly more Int traffic, which in most cases will have been - and in some cases still is - more affected by COVID than domestics.

GLA had a lot less Int traffic to lose in the first place. I'm not sure that we can argue that's a good thing.

Agreed

April's numbers are very interesting when compared to 2019
Domestic Down 211,000 -45%
International Down 115,000 -15%
Overall Down 326,000 -27%

International looking relatively good. Well, could be far worse at any rate.

[Iain]

The opposite is the case of you look at the data: international traffic at EDI has recovered to a greater extent than domestic. International traffic at EDI in March had recovered to 68% of 2019's level but domestic had recovered to only 52%. Corresponding figures for GLA: 31% and 66%. So GLA's domestic routes are recovering more strongly - on the basis of the March data at least - than EDI's.

But our Int figures - in march at least - were recovering far more slowly......

Contrasting figures indeed, which seem difficult to put to a pattern, especially when compared to the figures for GLA for April.

Although monthly figures may give some interest, we will probably have to wait for full year figures for s clearer picture.