§ Mrs. EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the number of(a) passengers and (b) flights to (i) United Kingdom, (ii) other European Union and (iii) other international destinations from (1) Glasgow, (2) Prestwick, (3) Edinburgh and (4) Aberdeen airports in the last year for which figures are available. [25214]
§ Mr. McLeishThe information for the 12 months ended October 1997 is set out in the table.
Departing airport Destination of the flight Terminal Passengers Passenger flights Glasgow United Kingdom 1,592,317 28,300 Glasgow European Union 989,779 8,604 Glasgow Other International 391,131 2,549 Prestwick United Kingdom 155,077 2,981 Prestwick European Union 111,828 1,127 Prestwick Other International 10,458 66 Edinburgh United Kingdom 1,597,547 24,086 Edinburgh European Union 412,360 6,859 Edinburgh Other International 35,771 504 Aberdeen United Kingdom 855,179 19,780 Aberdeen European Union 121,757 1,948 Aberdeen Other International 295,027 19,612 1. Source CAA Airport Statistics.
2. Includes scheduled and non-scheduled flights.
3. Terminal passengers only.
4. Includes non-revenue passengers.
5. Includes air taxi operations.
6. Does not include cargo only services.