Record traffic for Bordeaux Airport in June 669,000 passengers in the month.
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The H1 results for 2018 see Bordeaux passing a milestone with more than 3 million passengers transported since the beginning of the year, and year-to-date growth of 6.2% Bordeaux Airport achieved a new record in June with 669,000 passengers. This healthy 6.5% growth was largely driven by international flights which represent more than half of all traffic at the airport (384,500 travellers and 17.4% growth). The low-cost airlines also progressed by 17.4% (371,000 passengers). Domestic flights dropped by 5.5%
Traffic was also boosted by a major event in June: around 800,000 people were present for the Bordeaux Wine Festival which took place from 14 to 17 June. Numerous foreign visitors, mostly from United Kingdom, Nederland, Germany, Switzerland and Spain, came to enjoy the region’s wine heritage. For its 20th year, the Bordeaux Wine Festival also saw the arrival of a legendary yacht race, the Tall Ships Regatta.
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International flights posted strong growth with +17.4% and 385,000 monthly passengers.
Faro recorded one of the month’s best performances, with 83.3% growth. Long-haul flights to Montreal increased by 25.7%, carrying more than 5,700 passengers in the month. Many routes recorded outstanding, double-digit results.
Spain took pride of place with Malaga (+58.7%), Tenerife (+56.2%), Palma de Mallorca (+51.4%), Seville (+23.6%) and Barcelona (+21.9%). North European countries also made an excellent start to the summer. The British Isles posted some strong increases: Belfast (+83.2%), Liverpool (+29.2%), London (+26.6%) and Dublin (+21%). Germany also made excellent progress, with Frankfurt (+67%), Munich (+21.2%) and Berlin (+12.3%) The sun shone on Mediterranean destinations too: Malta (+68.8%), Olbia (+50.8%), Santorini (+39%) and Palermo (+16%). North African destinations still find favour with travellers from Bordeaux: Tunis (+28.3%), Fez (+22%), Marrakesh (+18.3%) and Oran (+15.8%).
The spotlight is also on the excellent results of the intercontinental hubs: Zurich traffic increased 8-fold, Frankfurt passengers tripled, Casablanca grew by 27.9%, Istanbul by 19.3% and Madrid by 11.7%, while Brussels was up 3.5%.
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Domestic traffic was down 5.5%, this drop being due to the decrease in Paris traffic (-26.8%). Sunny Corsica recorded very bright figures for the start to the summer: Ajaccio (+34.6%), Bastia (+33.1%). Flights to other provincial cities also did well: Toulon (+64.3%), Brest (+41.1%), Lille (+34.6%), Nice (+21.9%), Marseilles (+8.8%) and Lyons (+3.4%).
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Traffic for low-cost airlines remained strong with a 17.4% rise to 371,000 passengers. Once again, easyJet came out on top in terms of volume, carrying approximately 200,000 passengers for a 12% increase in June, while Volotea posted the strongest growth, with 18.5%.
Tags: Bordeaux Airport
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