60 million passengers travelled through Manchester Airports Group’s (MAG) three UK airports in 2023, a three percent increase on its pre-pandemic 2019 levels.
MAG, which operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands airports, also saw year-on-year passenger numbers up by a fifth compared with 2022, while December alone saw 4.3 million fly through the three locations.
Both London Stansted and Manchester airports also recorded their busiest ever Decembers with around 2 million passengers travelling from each hub, up 12.1% and 16.9% year-on-year respectively and both ahead of 2019 levels.
Service levels across MAG airports remained high across December, where 100% of passengers passing through security in 15 minutes or less at East Midlands Airport, with the figure standing at 99% at Manchester Airport and 96% at London Stansted.
MAG CEO Ken O’Toole said:
“I am pleased to see how well our airports performed in what is one our busiest months of the year – ensuring families could be reunited and people could enjoy their well-earned breaks over the festive period – while continuously offering high levels of customer service.
“This strength of performance over the entire calendar year is a demonstration of the choice, ease, and convenience our airports offer to millions of people across the UK and around the world. I am proud to see MAG once again serving 60m passengers annually following a strong recovery from the most difficult period in our industry’s history.
“The £120m investment in East Midlands Airport, alongside the £440m final phase of investment in Manchester’s Terminal 2 and plans to extend London Stansted’s terminal reinforces MAG’s commitment to improving the passenger experience and investing in a sustainable future for our sector, and the regions we serve.”
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