HC Deb 27 January 1998 vol 305 c178W
Mrs. Ewing

To 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. McLeish

The 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.