This is a review of the AMS-UK passenger market for the year 2016.
Each year, I post an analysis of developments in the AMS-UK market over the last 12 months. The United Kingdom is Schiphol's largest and most important market, it is therefore interesting to see how individual routes perform in comparison to previous years.
2016 was another record year for Schiphol's most important market.
Movements AMS-UK went up by 3.9%, while passenger traffic AMS-UK grew by +9% and many routes set new individual passenger records.
Total Market for AMS-UK-AMS:
- 2016 = 9.673.331 +9.1% all-time record
- 2015 = 8.964.262 +8.5%
- 2014 = 8.187.379 +6.5%
- 2013 = 7.668.889 +3,9%
- 2012 = 7.403.806 +3,4%
- 2011 = 7.158.000 +10,1%
- 2010 = 6.484.800 -0.9%
- 2009 = 6.544.135 -9,6%
- 2008 = 7.232.400 -7,3%
- 2007 = 7.801.718 +1%
Total Movements AMS-UK-AMS:
- 2016 = 94.971 +8,9%
The following routes set new all-time passenger records in 2016 (listed in order of growth):
1. Dundee = 15.258 pax = New route FlyBe (closed already)
2. Belfast BHD = 41.042 = +57.3%
3. Southampton = 188.133 + 47.3%
4. Luton = 608.188 +45.5%
5. Inverness = 41.750 +25.8%
6. Manchester 1.013.260 +18.7%
7. Birmingham 631.061 +11.9%
8. Gatwick 1.062.265 +8.6%
9. Bristol 408.570 +6.3%
10. London City 516.635 +6.1%
11. Edinburgh 651.034 +4.7%
12. Glasgow 436.678 +2.6%
But some routes continue to loose passengers, some have lost traffic for many years:
1. Aberdeen 280.993 -8.2% (impacted by KLM opening AMS-INV)
2. East Midlands 41.991 - 7.6%
3. Newcastle = 363.858 -4.3% - easyJet closed this route.
4. Southend 206.177 -3.8%
5. Humberside 118.275 -2.7%
6. Teesside = 103.727 -1.8%
AMS - UK Market Size 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 + (year = route record)
1. LHR 1.616.553 / 1.587.617 / 1.486.898 / 1.443.512 / 1.430.051 / 1.408.096 (2006 = 1.847.000)
2. LGW 1.062.265 / 977.713 / 848.996 / 750.288 / 677.165 / 627.486
3. MAN 1.013.260 / 853.420 / 728.287 / 687.305 / 669.760 / 612.352
4. EDI 651.034 / 621.722 / 602.011 / 562.360 / 566.919 / 559.315
5. BHX 631.061 / 563.935 / 507.430 / 459.701 / 443.567 / 474.316
6. LTN 608.188 / 418.041 / 379.033 / 352.148 / 326.144 / 269.502 = up 2 places
7. LCY 516.635 / 486.804 / 416.630 / 406.656 / 387.114 / 366.710
8. GLA 436.678 / 425.448 / 414.375 / 390.061 / 371.750 / 298.795
9. NCL 363.858 / 392.736 / 366.540 / 356.207 / 284.839 / 258.662 = down 1 place
10. BRS 408.570 / 384.266 / 350.096 / 320.956 / 310.122 / 289.119
11. ABZ 280.993 / 306.002 / 307.131 / 291.570 / 281.624 / 272.067
12. STN 325.336 / 300.837 / 279.641 / 275.222 / 292.996 / 338.299
13. LBA 253.691 / 250.084 / 241.186 / 217.950 / 218.939 / 230.770 (2006 = 294.269)
14. LPL 257.466 / 227.305 / 204.162 / 207.269 / 246.467 / 339.712 (2010 = 346.088)
15. SEN 206.177 / 214.404 / 200.635 / 148.981 / 105.180 / 0
16. NWI 143.361 / 142.409 / 137.207 / 132.232 / 123.709 / 125.423 (2007 = 155.368)
17. CWL 134.517 / 129.232 / 122.831 / 116.701 / 111.960 / 121.730 (2007 - 225.444)
18. SOU 188.133 / 127.764 / 125.210 / 103.503 / 94.379 / 97.075 = +2 places
19. HUY 118.275 / 121.617 / 117.946 / 113.632 / 114.385 / 118.937 = down 1 place (2008 = 141.079)
20. MME 103.727 / 105.624 / 102.127 / 98.000 / 101.022 / 103.264 = +1 place (2007 = 123.679)
21. BFS 121.976 / 101.894 / 97.262 / 104.572 / 116.410 / 99.020 = down 2 places (2008 = 138.799)
23. EXE 44.062 / 43.701 / 44.523 / 35.371 / 33.796 / 33.466 = +1 place
24. EMA 41.991 / 43.108 / 35.074 / 54.606 / 105.273 (2007 = 132.549)
25. INV 41.750 33.179 / 36.414 / 32.025 / 26.280 / 5.976
26. DND 15.258 - new
TOTAL UK: 9.673.331 / 8.964.262 / 8.187.379 / 7.688.889 / 7.403.806 / 7.159.362
Things to watch in 2017:
- Inverness and Southampton will continue to grow fast.
- KLM is increasing frequency to INV, LCY
- EZY is increasing frequency to GLA, EDI
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