CAA Provisional Statistics Update

[Jerry]

Cardiff's passenger numbers for 2023 was 837,252 down 2.3% on 2022 and down 49.4% on 2019 which was 1,656,085.

 

[Scottie Dog]

@Jerry has beaten my to post the basic figures, but here is my take.

Comparison figures for December 2019 to 2024 are available for: https://forums4airports.com/threads/5728/page-2#post-280175

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[Samdorob]

I’m genuinely puzzled by the drop in Edinburgh pax numbers. Has there been a change in times making the route less attractive?

 

[Jerry]

I’m genuinely puzzled by the drop in Edinburgh pax numbers. Has there been a change in times making the route less attractive?

Idk i wonder if there were some cancellations that could've effect it.

 

[Samdorob]

January 24 CAA pax numbers are out. Most routes from CWL have seen a healthy marginal increase on last year. Once again EDI saw a drop on last year.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Previously I have posted airport statistics as a screenshot from my spreadsheet, however I have now over exceeded my quota of attachments and so hopefully the 'cut & paste' will be sufficiently easy to read.

CARDIFF WALES AIRPORT
MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR 2023/2024
	January-24​
	MONTH			FINANCIAL YEAR TO DATE		MOVING
	LAST YEAR	THIS YEAR	% ACTUAL	LAST YEAR	THIS YEAR	% ACTUAL	ANNUAL	% CHANGE
	ACTUAL	ACTUAL	/LAST YEAR	ACTUAL	ACTUAL	/LAST YEAR	TOTAL
			AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
TOTAL	1,009​	1,149	13.88​	16,424	13,946	-15.09​	15,946	-15.46​
			TERMINAL PASSENGERS
DOMESTIC	3,506​	3,436	-2.00​	36,131	60,572	67.65​	69,109	77.07​
INTERNATIONAL	33,759​	31,911	-5.47​	791,573	693,395	-12.40​	765,708	-9.36​
TOTAL	37,265	35,347	-5.15​	827,704	753,967	-8.91​	834,817	-5.55​
			FREIGHT (INCL. MAIL) TONNES
TOTAL	0​	-	#DIV/0!​	-	4	#DIV/0!​	3.55​	-88.88​

 

[Scottie Dog]

Regrettably I've reached my limit for attachments - in fact I'm well over the top - and so I will have to delete, over time, the historical monthly statistics that I have been posting as attachments.

In future the data will be posted in 'spreadsheet style'.

Scottie Dog

 

[Scottie Dog]

Due to my having reached my attachment limit I have had to delete all statistical data previously posted.

If anybody would like me to repost the monthly data for 2023 then please just ask.

Scottie Dog

 

[Scottie Dog]

I am posting the February statistics in both a screenshot format and also the spreadsheet style. Can I please ask you to let me know which you prefers?

CARDIFF WALES AIRPORT
MONTHLY TRAFFIC STATISTICS FOR 2023/2024
	February-24​
	MONTH			FINANCIAL YEAR TO DATE		MOVING
	LAST YEAR	THIS YEAR	% ACTUAL	LAST YEAR	THIS YEAR	% ACTUAL	ANNUAL	% CHANGE
	ACTUAL	ACTUAL	/LAST YEAR	ACTUAL	ACTUAL	/LAST YEAR	TOTAL
			AIRCRAFT MOVEMENTS
TOTAL	1,046​	951	-9.08​	17,470	14,897	-14.73​	15,851	-16.70​
			TERMINAL PASSENGERS
DOMESTIC	4,077​	3,786	-7.14​	40,208	64,358	60.06​	68,818	64.86​
INTERNATIONAL	31,688​	37,680	18.91​	823,261	731,075	-11.20​	771,700	-10.18​
TOTAL	35,765	41,466	15.94​	863,469	795,433	-7.88​	840,518	-6.70​
			FREIGHT (INCL. MAIL) TONNES
TOTAL	0​	-	#DIV/0!​	-	4	#DIV/0!​	3.55​	#DIV/0!​

Also, as a bonus, here is the breakdown of passengers per route and the percentage increase.

Top Destinations By Passenger Numbers			Top Destinations By Percentage Change
Destination	Passengers	% Change			Destination	Passengers	% Change
AMSTERDAM	9,638	36.55​			MALAGA	3,471	182.42​
DUBLIN	7,507	-13.05​			ALICANTE	6,600	77.18​
ALICANTE	6,600	77.18​			TENERIFE (SURREINA SOFIA)	4,242	43.89​
TENERIFE (SURREINA SOFIA)	4,242	43.89​			AMSTERDAM	9,638	36.55​
MALAGA	3,471	182.42​			BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST)	2,538	18.93​
ARRECIFE	3,287	10.56​			ARRECIFE	3,287	10.56​
BELFAST CITY (GEORGE BEST)	2,538	18.93​			KRAKOW	370	3.64​
LAS PALMAS	1,484	-0.20​			PARIS (ORLY)	315	0.00​
EDINBURGH	1,101	-36.69​			STAVANGER	180	0.00​
KRAKOW	370	3.64​			NORWICH	73	0.00​
PARIS (ORLY)	315	0.00​			CAMBRIDGE	38	0.00​
BRIDGETOWN	298	-66.44​			STANSTED	36	0.00​
ENONTEKIO	288	-4.00​			LAS PALMAS	1,484	-0.20​
STAVANGER	180	0.00​			ENONTEKIO	288	-4.00​
NORWICH	73	0.00​			DUBLIN	7,507	-13.05​
CAMBRIDGE	38	0.00​			EDINBURGH	1,101	-36.69​
STANSTED	36	0.00​			BRIDGETOWN	298	-66.44​

 

[Jerry]

Personally i would say screenshot is better.

 

[Samdorob]

The screenshot is easier to view on mobile. I’d prefer that format if it’s feasible long term.

The Edinburgh route still struggling I see and will probably have a decline in numbers throughout this year due to the schedule reduction. I just think the price is a bit high to entice more bookings.

 

[Scottie Dog]

Thank you for your thoughts with regards to the format and I will therefore continue with the screenshot format - which is also my preference!

 

[Scottie Dog]

Whilst we wait for the CAA to publish data for April, you can find my analysis and comparison of March figures for 2019-2024 all UK airports at https://forums4airports.com/threads/5728/page-2

 

[MJC73]

I understand the overall number of passengers is important and revenue of course, but are there stats for % of available seats taken available?

For example, on Facey one of the Cardiff Airport pages is reporting good loads - most TUI flights are in the high 90s to full. Vueling, KLM and Ryanair look good too. I would be interested to see what % of the max Cardiff is pulling.

 

[Scottie Dog]

I understand the overall number of passengers is important and revenue of course, but are there stats for % of available seats taken available?

For example, on Facey one of the Cardiff Airport pages is reporting good loads - most TUI flights are in the high 90s to full. Vueling, KLM and Ryanair look good too. I would be interested to see what % of the max Cardiff is pulling.

Whilst I spend considerable time checking available seats on over 700 routes out of Manchester I must admit that I don't have the time to check the data for Cardiff.
As far as I'm concerned it's a case of checking daily fights on FR24, and this can vary by day, if there is a variety of aircraft types being used, and also verifying if the flight has actually operated.
All in all a very time consuming exercise, but one the I do in order to try to calculate the load factors.

 

[MJC73]

Apologies, I wasn't asking you for the stats just wondering if they were collected.

Sounds a real labour of love!

 

[Scottie Dog]

CAA data for April is now available and individual airport statistics will be published by the end of this week.

In the meantime a comparison of data for all UK airports can be found at https://forums4airports.com/threads/5728/page-2#post-286004

 

[Scottie Dog]

Comparison for all UK airports for May is available at:

https://forums4airports.com/threads/5728/page-2 Post #30

My usual full report will follow as soon as possible.

 

[Scottie Dog]

May statistics as per the CAA data

 

[geoff]

Thanks Scottie, it's good to see international passenger numbers increasing slightly in May, but disappointing on the domestic front and Amsterdam.