More passengers through Birmingham in November

Birmingham Airport saw a 2.2 per cent year-on-year increase in passengers in November, with 610,216 people travelling through the hub.

This comprised 511,481 scheduled passengers and 98,735 people boarding charter flights across Birmingham's two terminals, the latest figures from the airport reveal.

Routes to the Channel Islands saw passenger growth of 30.9 per cent in November, while 11.7 per cent more people used long-haul services to Asia and transatlantic flights saw an increase of 10.2 per cent.

The Slovakian capital of Bratislava saw by far the steepest growth from Birmingham last month, with a 1720 per cent in passengers, followed by Barcelona (153 per cent), Murcia (140 per cent) and Paphos (122 per cent).

Joe Kelly, acting managing director of Birmingham Airport, said: "It was another busy month at the airport with passengers jetting off and taking advantage of our new route to Shannon with Ryanair and additional capacity to Bratislava with SkyEurope.

"We are now entering the winter season and are expecting a busy Christmas and new year period."