CAA Provisional Statistics Update

[superking]

I'm sure both rotations were with gla/ morning rotation was GLA CWL CDG evening rotation was CDG CWL GLA The aircraft overnighted in GLA.If I remember correctly no flybee aircraft were based in cwl.
It was not flybee then as it was jersey eoropean.

 

[aviatorconcorde]

There’s always the argument that extra frequencies stimulate demand. For example i won’t fly flybe to Rome because with flights at 2 Weekly it’s just too long of a break. Now if it’s at 3 weekly it opens up more options for people.

As a side note, It’s fascinating how many still fly from BRS around here and don’t even look at Cardiff. One person said to me they don’t look at CWL or BRS and always select BHX, mad how someone living in Cardiff can say that.

 

[Jerry]

Cardiff Airport Statistics for 2017
Domestic
London City 21,273
Aberdeen 9356
Anglesey 11,824
Belfast City 50,986
Belfast International 376
Edinburgh 97,369
Glasgow 28,919
Humberside 233
Jersey 17,134
Guernsey 3948
Liverpool 195
Newcastle 13,855
Prestwick 143
Bristol 350
East Midlands 139
Leeds Bradford 136
Exeter 19
Manchester 733
Norwich 122
Durham Tees Valley 163
Doncaster Sheffield 34
Luton 35
Southampton 76
London Gatwick 86
Bournemouth 47

 

[TheLocalYokel]

CWL-BHD was 5771 in December 2017, up 56% on December 2016 - under the Cardiff Airport list. BHD list is still showing blank.

https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles..._Route_Analysis_by_Each_Reporting_Airport.pdf

 

[Jerry]

Cardiff Airport Statistics 2017

Austria
Vienna 396
Belgium
Brussels 49
Croatia
Zagreb 131
Cyprus
Larnaca 17,219
Paphos 14,056
Finland
Enontekio 187
Ivalo 358
France
Chambery 1855
Lyon 424
Paris CDG 60,820
Pau 116
Paris LBG 100
Paris Orly 561
Tarbes-Lourdes 671
Cleremont-Ferrand 83
Nice 136
Germany
Berlin SXF 43
Berlin TXL 18,559
Frankfurt Main 131
Frankfurt Hahn 101
Munich 17,955
Dusseldorf 3224
Hamburg 32
Gibraltar
Gibraltar 162
Greece
Corfu 9360
Heraklion 9612
Keffallinia 7617
Kos 8336
Rhodes 16,829
Zakinthos 24,451
Ireland
Cork 15,428
Dublin 100,973
Shannon 333
Ireland West (Knock) 40
Italy
Bologna 338
Catania 339
Milan Bergamo 511
Milan MXP 30,851
Verona 9556
Rome FCO 20,211
Venice 652
Turin 5732
Genoa 51
Treviso 44
Netherlands
Amsterdam 134,152
Portugal
Faro 57,066
Spain
Alicante 105,622
Barcelona 25,664
Girona 211
Malaga 87,195
Madrid 9738
Palma de Mallorca 112,069
Ibiza 32,534
Mahon 23,064
Reus 15,080
Valencia 48
Canary Islands
Arrecife 46,031
Fuerteventura 731
Las Palmas 19,607
Tenerife South 88,884
Sweden
Pajala Yyllas 379
Switzerland
Geneva 3726
Zurich 128
Altenrhein 45
Turkey
Dalaman 25,219
Bulgaria
Burgas 19,101
Czech Republic
Prague 42
Poland
Krakow 712
Warsaw Modlin 305
Norway
Molde 178
Tromsoe 168
United Arab Emirates
Dubai World Central 1136
Barbados
Bridgetown 4490
Jamaica
Montego Bay 298
United States of America
Orlando 941
Moldova
Chisinau 120

 

[Jerry]

Top 10 routes for 2017

1. Amsterdam 134,152
2. Palma de Mallorca 112,069
3. Alicante 105,622
4. Dublin 100,973
5. Edinburgh 97,369
6. Tenerife South 88,884
7. Malaga 87,195
8. Paris CDG 60,820
9. Faro 57,066
10. Belfast City 50,986

 

[Foxlimayankee]

Thanks Jerry.
Surprised to see PMI above ALC, and AGP down in 7th. It shows how strong the charter market is for Majorca and Tenerife. There must be scope for more from VY to PMI and FR to TFS.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Jerry, are these annual stats published somewhere or have you done the maths from the monthly CAA stats? The CAA usually publishes its own annual stats for airports in the March following the year in question.

 

[Jerry]

Jerry, are these annual stats published somewhere or have you done the maths from the monthly CAA stats?

I did the stats from the monthly CAA stats. Didn't know they did an annual one!

 

[TheLocalYokel]

I did the stats from the monthly CAA stats. Didn't know they did an annual one!

These are the annual CAA stats for all airports for international flights in 2016.

https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles...al/Table_12_1_Intl_Air_Pax_Route_Analysis.pdf

These are the annual CAA stats for all airports for domestic flights in 2016.

https://www.caa.co.uk/uploadedFiles...2_Domestic_Air_Pax_Traffic_Route_Analysis.pdf

They are obtainable from the below CAA page - in the case of 2016 click on the year at the bottom of the second column beneath December.

https://www.caa.co.uk/Data-and-analysis/UK-aviation-market/Airports/Datasets/UK-airport-data/

 

[Jerry]

Just a comparison i found the top 10 routes for 2007 so thought i'd compare them. 2007 is to the below the 2017 numbers and in red.
Top 10 routes for 2017 and 2007.

1. Amsterdam 134,152
1. Amsterdam 225,444
2. Palma de Mallorca 112,069
2. Palma de Mallorca 169,781
3. Alicante 105,622
3. Alicante 160,733
4. Dublin 100,973
4. Edinburgh 158,142
5. Edinburgh 97,369
5. Malaga 150,056
6. Tenerife South 88,884
6. Belfast International 93,543
7. Malaga 87,195
7. Glasgow 79,948
8. Paris CDG 60,820
8. Faro 73,760
9. Faro 57,066
9. Tenerife South 71,075
10. Belfast City 50,986
10. Dublin 67,758

With the exception of Paris CDG replacing Glasgow and a few position changes the top 10 routes haven't changed much in the last decade.

 

[Jerry]

With the chat on the Bristol thread about long haul passengers numbers and expectations and with Qatar Airways starting in May and bringing a long haul scheduled route back to CWL for a while (the CAA has the Canadian flights as scheduled) i decided to have a look at the passenger numbers for CWL's long haul routes in the past.
2002
Toronto 8649
Sanford 18,161
Total 26,810
2003
Toronto 4985
Sanford 18,055
Total 23,040
2004
Toronto 9198
Sanford 21,971
Total 31,169
2005
Toronto 10,414
Sanford 22,120
Bridgetown 1446
Total 33,980
2006
Toronto 13,954
Vancouver 4285
New Orleans 268
Sanford 38,080
Puerto Plata 11,079
Cancun 6459
Bridgetown 3052
Total 77,171
2007
Toronto 9318
Vancouver 3642
New Orleans 583
New York JFK 212
Sanford 17,774
Cancun 7633
Bridgetown 2096
Total 41,258
2008
Calgary 712
Toronto 5134
Vancouver 2027
Miami 120
Sanford 21,010
La Romana 221
Bridgetown 4350
Montego Bay 1103
Total 34,677
2009
La Romana 2083
Acapulco 277
Bridgetown 2509
Montego Bay 1105
Total 5974
2010
Gander (Canada) 139
Atlanta 369
Sanford 503
La Romana 1480
Bridgetown 5352
Montego Bay 509
Total 8352
2011
La Romana 949
Bridgetown 5232
Total 6181
2012
Sanford 4469
Bridgetown 2657
Total 7126
2013
Sanford 644
Bridgetown 1529
Total 2173
2014
Orlando 632
Belize City 168
Bridgetown 2047
Total 2847
2015
Orlando 555
Bridgetown 1643
Montego Bay 1026
Total 3224
2016
Orlando 617
Cancun 521
Bridgetown 2303
Montego Bay 1768
Total 5209
2017
Dubai World Central 1136
Bridgetown 4490
Montego Bay 298
Orlando 941
Total 6865

Looking at the numbers it does appear that once the global crash happened routes like Sanford and Toronto disappeared and but the Caribbean routes stayed and fluctuated with their figures also Florida did seem to make a slight comeback only to disappear. Since 2013 when the Welsh government took over and the long haul routes were at their lowest there has been steady growth and of course 2018 will see the introduction of Doha and fingers crossed by the end of the year CWL's highest year of 2006 with 77,171 long haul passengers should be at least matched if not surpassed.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Interesting research - thanks for that, Jerry. 2018 has every chance of becoming the best ever year for long haul in terms of total passenger numbers. If you include the likes of Hurghada (long haul for APD purposes) then a record total looks to be very probable.

 

[Jerry]

If you include the likes of Hurghada (long haul for APD purposes) then a record total looks to be very probable.

I didn't include Egypt, as i wasn't sure whether it could be counted as a long haul route, i didn't realise it came under the long haul APD band.
Hopefully as well in 2018 we'll also get announcements for the return of Orlando/Sanford for 2019 and the long haul side can keep growing.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Over 2,000 miles is Band B.

Band A is up to 2,000 miles and hasn't been increased for a number of years, unlike Band B which sees around about a £2 increase each year. Band A has been £13 for the lowest class of travel since at least 2014 and remains at that level from April this year and from April 2019 to April 2020.

 

[Jerry]

CAA stats for January 2018.
70,297 passengers passed through the airport up 7.2% on 2017. The rolling year is 1,468,887 up 8.8% on 2017.
Atm's are 1082 down 6.6%, the rolling year was 16,870 up 4.5% on 2017.

 

[Jerry]

CAA stats for January 2018.
Aberdeen 811 +54%
Anglesey 889 +17%
Belfast City TBA
Doncaster Sheffield 53
East Midlands 78
Edinburgh 6862 +3%
Glasgow 2174 -4%
Jersey 776 +6%
Liverpool 87
Manchester 53
Newcastle 1298 +38%
Chambery 553 +34%
Cleremont Ferrand 125
Lyon 39
Lyon Bron 38
Paris CDG 4006 +5%
Toulon 208
Toulouse 80
Berlin TXL 1161 +95%
Munich 1171 +63%
Cork 789 -3%
Dublin 6882 +13%
Milan MXP 1147 -27%
Rome FCO 1344
Venice 27
Amsterdam 10,716 +21%
Faro 288 -66%
Alicante 6483 +1%
Madrid 155
Malaga 3604 -2%
Arrecife 2927 -2%
Las Palmas 1470 +25%
Tenerife South 6320 -11%
Akureyri 369
Geneva 779 -19%
Bridgetown 895 -38%
Montego Bay 891

 

[Jerry]

Top 5 routes for January 2018.
1. Amsterdam 10,716
2. Dublin 6882
3. Edinburgh 6862
4. Alicante 6483
5. Tenerife South 6320

Top 5 routes by percentage growth for January 2018
1. Berlin +95%
2. Munich +63%
3. Aberdeen +54%
4. Newcastle +38%
5. Chambery +34%

 

[aviatorconcorde]

Top 5 routes for January 2018.
1. Amsterdam 10,716
2. Dublin 6882
3. Edinburgh 6862
4. Alicante 6483
5. Tenerife South 6320

Top 5 routes by percentage growth for January 2018
1. Berlin +95%
2. Munich +63%
3. Aberdeen +54%
4. Newcastle +38%
5. Chambery +34%

Great to see these routes growing, especially in January. Berlin and Munich for sure.

 

[Jerry]

Berlin and Munich seem to have done well in January, also nice to see Amsterdam continuing to grow and Rome does seem to be doing well as well.