Strong Growth at Manchester

摘要

Manchester airport claims that this summer will be its busiest for five years after the number of passengers handled during July exceeded 2.2 million for the first time since 2008. This represents a 4.4% increase over the same period in 2012, while traffic for the year to date has surpassed 7.8 million, up 5.6%. "We are delighted to see passenger numbers continuing to rise," said Ken O'Toole, Chief Commercial Officerforthe facility's owner, MAG. "This is set to be our busiest summer in five years thanks to a host of new routes, increased services and our successful 'Fly Manchester' campaign helping to attract passengers throughout our large catchment area."