The group’s three airports, Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands, recorded 49.9 million passengers, compared to the 60 million-plus seen in 2019.
In the calendar year, Manchester and Stansted both accounted for just over 23 million passengers, with East Midlands 3.2 million.
In December, the first restriction-free festive travel period for three years, Stansted served 1.8 million passengers, 93% of pre-pandemic traffic. Manchester accounted for 1.7 million in the same month – 88% of December 2019’s total. East Midlands’ traffic was 75% of pre-pandemic levels, with more than 150,000 passengers passing through.
