Manchester Airports Group (MAG) served 92% of pre-pandemic passengers in March, as the 2023 summer season began.
MAG, which owns and operates Manchester, London Stansted and East Midlands Airports, served 4 million passengers in March – up 163% on 2022.
East Midlands Airport served 183,000 passengers, representing 72% of pre-pandemic levels.
MAG’s rolling 12-month passenger total to March 2023 stood at 54 million passengers – 88% of 2019 levels.
The aviation industry’s 2023 summer flying schedules officially started towards the end of the month, on 26th March, and all of MAG’s airports have performed well as the season began
Over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, MAG delivered strong service levels, with 99% of passengers at London Stansted and East Midlands Airports passing through security in 15 minutes or less. The figure stood at 97% for Manchester Airport. Across the four-day weekend – 7th-11th April - MAG collectively saw approximately 700,000 passengers travel through its airports.
Strong service levels continue to be driven by recruitment since January 2022, and as the aviation industry enters its busiest period of the year, MAG remains confident that all three of its airports are well resourced to get passengers on their way throughout the summer.
