5% passenger growth at Liverpool

Passenger numbers at Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) continue to grow at the start of the winter season, with a rise of 5% in October compared to October 2017, with many passengers and families taking advantage of the choice of flights to some great overseas destinations during the school half term.

During October over 467,000 passengers travelled through LJLA - an increase of over 22,000 compared to the previous year, with growth for the year to date now reaching 135,000 additional passengers.

Some of the most popular destinations included a mix of holiday resorts and European capital cities including Alicante, Malaga, Palma, Rome, Dublin, Amsterdam and Paris.

Queue times for passengers to go through Airport security continued to remain low throughout October too, with 99% of all passengers taking 10 mins or less to pass through security.

Last month also saw 5 new services start from Liverpool to Cluj, Iasi and Bucharest with Wizz Air, to Paphos with Ryanair and to Toulouse with easyJet, in addition to Ryanair announcing new routes to Copenhagen and Corfu from Liverpool for Summer 2019.

 

Talk by Liverpool Airport CEO to the Wirral chamber.

Video: Liverpool Airport CEO John Irving talks of big plans for expansion
Last updated Jan 28, 2019
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Mr Irving too part in the first of a series of video interviews organised Wirral Chamber of Commerce giving itss members the opportunity to offer fascinating insights into their businesses

Liverpool John Lennon Airport chief executive John Irving

John Irving took over as chief executive of Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) in March 2018 and has enjoyed a successful first year with passenger numbers hitting 5.1m – the highest figure for seven years.
Now Mr Irving has talked about his early months at the airport as part of a new series of video interviews launched by Wirral Chamber of Commerce. The videos offer a fascinating insight into the operations of its members.
It kicked off with an interview with Mr Irving who previously worked at Newcastle International Airport where he drove record passenger and airline growth. A qualified management accountant, prior to his time in aviation he has held senior commercial and financial positions at Newcastle United and Procter & Gamble.
Last year, Mr Irving launched LJLA’s latest strategic vision which aims to grow passenger numbers of 8m a year by 2030.
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