CAA Provisional Statistics Update

[aviatorconcorde]

Thanks Jerry. We’ll struggle to do a million this year though.

 

[Jerry]

Thanks Jerry. We’ll struggle to do a million this year though.

Will have to see what happens but most airports are going to struggle CWL will not be alone in that.

 

[Jerry]

CAA Stats January 2020
68,227 used the airport in January down 7% on 2019. The rolling year was 1,650,000 up 0.6% on 2019.
Atms were 990 up 3% on 2019.
Top 10 routes were
1. Amsterdam 12,042 +4%
2. Doha 8429 +27%
3. Edinburgh 7624 +27%
4. Alicante 6870 +8%
5. Dublin 6649 +9%
6. Tenerife South 5342 -28%
7. Paris CDG 3801 -8%
8. Arrecife 3336 +2%
9. Belfast City 2847 -45%
10. Malta 2599

 

[Jerry]

CAA Stats January 2020
Domestic
Aberdeen 586
Anglesey 886 -10%
Belfast City 2847 -45%
Belfast International 36
Edinburgh 7624 +27%
Jersey 801 +20%
Manchester 36
Newcastle 601 +8%
European
Paphos 181
Chambery 341 -46%
Paris CDG 3801 -8%
Toulon 207
Dusseldorf 91
Cork 316 -69%
Dublin 6649 +9%
Shannon 116
Malta 2599
Amsterdam 12,042 +4%
Alicante 6870 +8%
Malaga 2037 -46%
Arrecife 3336 +2%
Las Palmas 1483 +5%
Tenerife South 5342 -28%
Geneva 566 -41%
International
Doha 8429 +27%
Bridgetown 339 -43%
Montego Bay 588 -1%

 

[Foxlimayankee]

Excellent result for DOH. Dec & Jan being good months, as expected with students & Christmas/NY holiday travellers.
I make Dec & Jan to be about 76% LF.

 

[Jerry]

Yes it was a good surprise to see such a jump. The route is maturing well. It'll be interesting to see February's numbers on it. Also generally considering the loss of the Flybe base, FR Tenerife and VY Malaga for most of that month 7% drop isn't as bad as i feared it might be.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Yes it was a good surprise to see such a jump. The route is maturing well. It'll be interesting to see February's numbers on it. Also generally considering the loss of the Flybe base, FR Tenerife and VY Malaga for most of that month 7% drop isn't as bad as i feared it might be.

Well, it was maturing well.

 

[Jerry]

Well, it was maturing well.

It will have a blip yes like most of the routes but it will get back on track and i do feel that out of all the airlines at CWL Qatar are one of the least likely to leave in the aftermath of coronavirus.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

It will have a blip yes like most of the routes but it will get back on track and i do feel that out of all the airlines at CWL Qatar are one of the least likely to leave in the aftermath of coronavirus.

I do agree with you actually. Qatar airways do seem to be world domination mode and will likely to continue to be after all this is over so i can’t actually see them pulling the route.

 

[Jerry]

I do agree with you actually. Qatar airways do seem to be world domination mode and will likely to continue to be after all this is over so i can’t actually see them pulling the route.

The route is becoming established, the airlines i fear will reduce or leave altogether is TUI and Ryanair but i guess we'll have to wait and see. In the meantime Doha had pretty good increase in February as well.

 

[Jerry]

CAA Stats February 2020
77,028 passengers used the airport down 1.1% on 2019. Rolling year was 1,649,075 passengers up 4.2% on 2019.
Atms were 1007 down 0.3%.
Top 10 routes
1. Amsterdam 11,449 -4%
2. Dublin 9103 +32%
3. Edinburgh 7663 +19%
4. Alicante 7577 +24%
5. Doha 7408 +36%
6. Paris CDG 5708 +28%
7. Tenerife South 4427 -38%
8. Arrecife 2997 +1%
9. Malta 2539
10. Las Palmas 1908 +33%

 

[TheLocalYokel]

CAA Stats February 2020
77,028 passengers used the airport down 1.1% on 2019. Rolling year was 1,649,075 passengers up 4.2% on 2019.
Atms were 1007 down 0.3%.

That's a very good result.

 

[Jerry]

CAA Stats February 2020
Domestic
Aberdeen 146
Angelsey TBC
Belfast City TBC
Befast International 84
Edinburgh 7663 +19%
Glasgow 94 -96%
Humberside 69
Jersey 789 -9%
Leeds Bradford 90
Manchester 121
Newcastle 118 -74%
Teeside 180
European
Paphos 138 -12%
Bordeaux 1116
Chambery 357
Grenoble 354
Lyon 1837
Marseille 332
Nantes 683
Paris CDG 5708 +28%
Paris LBG 71
Paris Orly 253
Toulouse 1334
Cork 415 -61%
Dublin 9103 +32%
Malta 2539
Amsterdam 11,449 -4%
Alicante 7577 +24%
Malaga 1469 -62%
Arrecife 2997 +1%
Las Palmas 1908 +33%
Tenerife South 4427 -38%
Geneva 481 -38%
Krakow 354 -6%
International
Doha 7408 +36%
Bridgetown 888 +205%
Montego Bay 600 +101%

 

[Jerry]

That's a very good result.

Yep I'll update the rest when I get back to the house later.

 

[Jerry]

CAA Stats March 2020
29,346 passengers used the airport in March down 70.4% on 2019.
Rolling year was 1,579,366 down 0.4% on 2019.
Atms were 439 down 63.9% on 2019.

The effect of losing Flybe and the start of the COVID_19 crisis really shows.

 

[Seasider]

If it is some consolation, all other airports have been affected the same.

 

[Jerry]

If it is some consolation, all other airports have been affected the same.

Oh definitely they have. For CWL its a bit worse because of the loss of Flybe as well. It'll take time but I do believe that the airport will bounce back.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Oh definitely they have. For CWL its a bit worse because of the loss of Flybe as well. It'll take time but I do believe that the airport will bounce back.

CWL will definitely survive even if the post-COVID effects for aviation are as dire as some people seem to be suggesting they will be. The WG won't allow CWL to close, unlike some mainly smaller airports in the country that might be vulnerable if aviation really does take many years to recover.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

CWL will definitely survive even if the post-COVID effects for aviation are as dire as some people seem to be suggesting they will be. The WG won't allow CWL to close, unlike some mainly smaller airports in the country that might be vulnerable if aviation really does take many years to recover.

southampton being one of those i imagine, and potentially BOH for passenger traffic?

 

[TheLocalYokel]

southampton being one of those i imagine, and potentially BOH for passenger traffic?

I didn’t really want to point the finger at specific airports but it’s common knowledge that some have small passenger footprints and rely, or relied in a number of cases, on one airline for much of their traffic.

Where the airline was Flybe some were potentially in deep trouble before the effects of COVID-19 on aviation began to bite. If some of the airlines that stuck their head above the parapet and said they would take over many of the former Flybe the routes don’t survive, and by their nature they aren’t large organisations, then clearly airports that can’t replace the formerly dominant Flybe will have major problems.

It might also depend on the stance the UK government takes on some form of subsidising domestic routes.

Some of the above airports might have other strings to their bow such as cargo, strong general aviation, engineering which might tide them over the worst excesses of the virus, but if the entire UK aviation scene shrinks to the degree that some people are suggesting then it appears unlikely that there will be enough opportunities for all existing airports.

Even airports that have seemingly been doing well could catch a severe cold if their main airline ceased to exist, with CWL’s neighbour heavily reliant on easyJet for example.

Being owned by the Welsh Government puts CWL in a stronger position than many smaller regional airports because post-Brexit it’s likely that EU state aid rules will no longer apply in the UK and the WG would then have more scope for subsidising routes. Listening to WG committees in recent months there seems broad cross party support for the idea that Wales must have its own airport. Although the main opposition parties will still niggle saying that either not enough is being done or too much is being done, whichever suits them politically at the time, they all seem to recognise the necessity and value to the country of an important airport based in and serving Wales.

I ought to make it clear that I am apolitical and not seeking to make party political points. Opposition niggling would occur whoever ran the administration as that’s the nature of party politics.