June Figures

[pug]

MORE ARE TAKING OFF FROM DONCASTER SHEFFIELD AIRPORT June saw the second consecutive month of rising passenger figures at Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Bosses announced a 16 percent year-on-year increase in passenger numbers last month, with the figures showing over 109,130 people used the airport during June 2010.

The most popular 5 destinations for holidaymakers flying from Doncaster Sheffield last month include - Palma (Majorca), Alicante (Spain), Dalaman (Turkey), Faro (Portugal) and Katowice (Poland).

Mike Morton, Airport Director said: “This is fantastic news. We are really beginning to see the impact our new routes are having on the number of passengers using Doncaster Sheffield Airport for their travel needs.

“Holidaymakers from across Yorkshire and the Humber, North Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire are realising how much easier it is to fly from their local airport and are looking to use us when planning their trips.

“We are now looking ahead to our winter routes for 2010/11 and should be announcing these in the coming months. Thomson Airways recently announced extra capacity for Summer 2011 which is thanks to strong forward sales so we look forward to seeing more and more passengers starting their journey from Doncaster.

“This is great news and it is very pleasing to see that our figures are rising.”

From Robinhoodairport.com

Very good month for DSA, obviously Easyjet has taken effect. There are no route breakdowns released so far as far as im aware.

[springy]

i can imagine, there got more flights this year and next i feel a traitor flying from dsa next year and man at xmas but flying from huy this summer, if only investment from airlines,dsa a pregnant dog to get to , and man is 2 hr drive huy is the ideal airport

[elmfield]

The CAA's provisional stats will make interesting reading when they are released. Nice as it is to see DSA's numbers picking up they are still a long way short of what Peel was originally forecasting...but, then again, our Banks have since been caught out betting on the equivalent of a series of long shots in a horse race haven't they!

[pug]

AMS with Easyjet in June handled 4696 pax. If that operated every day that is an average of 78 seats filled on every flight, so again just over 50% load factor.

DSA to DUB carried 1609 in June, i stand to be corrected but i believe the flights operated every day last month? If so that is an average of 27 seats filled on every flight so not much change from May.

DSA to PRG recorded 2593 pax in June. I crudely worked out that 12 flights operated in June? So in that working then on average 108 seats were filled on these flights, more encouraging than AMS or DUB.

DSA to Barcelona handled 4006 in June, did that operate 12 or 16 flights?

Im not sure on the two other EZY routes as they are all operated alongside Thomsonfly.

For some reason DSA to BHD is showing as only handling 30 pax in June... Presumably an error.

[elmfield]

As a once regular business flyer my aim, wherever possible, was to get back to my office and my home as quickly as I could. A flight out and a return home, the same day, wherever practicable was the norm. Despite all that's been said, flights from DSA to DUB and AMS are absolutely no good to the busy traveller who doesn't want to spend a night away from home. Until that happens business flyers from SY will still have to commute down the M1 or across the Pennines and flights from DSA will be only half full!

[Humberside]

Anyone wanting to get to AMS can always come down the M180

[elmfield]

I most certainly would do but, sadly ( or, maybe, gladly) my days of yomping around Europe drumming up business for what is now a non existent Sheffield based steel industry have gone!