Manchester Airport believes it is on track to smash its record of 22 million annual passengers by the end of 2015 after seeing a 7% increase in May.
The airport’s all-time peak of 22 million annual passengers was reached in 2007. Last month, Singapore Airlines carried the airport’s 21 millionth passenger.
Ken O’Toole, Chief Commercial Officer for MAG, owner of Manchester Airport, said: "Reaching the milestone of carrying our 21 millionth passenger has been a significant achievement for us, and is a result of a huge amount of hard work in bringing airlines and passengers back to Manchester. We aim to continue that pattern and have already set the conditions for further growth here that will build on what we’ve already achieved."
May also saw FlyNas launch flights to Jeddah, along with a new American Airlines’ flight to Charlotte in North Carolina, USA.
Jet2.com also launched its new service to Vienna in Austria, a previously unserved European capital city, which the airport was keen to add to the route network for passengers using Manchester.
O’Toole added: "The new routes launched in May, together with exciting new destinations planned for 2015, will help us win back more passengers here in the North who still do not use Manchester as their departure airport of choice."
