SOUTHAMPTON Airport has seen its busiest year in its 97-year history.
Last year it welcomed 1.9m passengers, an increase of 4.1 per cent on 2005. A total of 130,000 people used the airport in the month of December alone. Southampton Airport serves 47 destinations with eight airline partners.
The top 10 routes from there during 2006 were Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Jersey, Guernsey, Amsterdam, Dublin, Belfast and Leeds. New routes already confirmed for 2007 include Nice, with Flybe, and Verona, with Inghams.
Chris Butler, the managing director at Southampton Airport, said: '2006 has been a very successful year and I would like to personally thank all of the 1,200 staff at the airport for their hard work and dedication.
'Looking forward, 2007 promises to be another exciting year and we aim to pass the two million passenger milestone in the latter part of the year.'
Source: The News
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