Airports losing domestic passengers to rail
19.08.08
Scotland's 3 biggest airports all posted falling passenger numbers for July in what their owner BAA said was a symptom of soaring fuel prices and the credit crunch, the Herald reports.
Passengers were down 2.3% at the airports from the same month a year ago, as almost 2.2 million people passed through Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen Airport in July, the peak month for summer getaways. International traffic was up by 2.3%, but domestic passengers were down by 6.8%.
Aviation experts say the numbers suggest BAA and its airline customers are facing new and real competition from rail for passengers travelling within Britain. They add that the downturn in domestic flights is set to continue this winter as BA and other airlines axe flights and trains from Scotland to the south are expected to get even faster after Christmas.
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