Cornwall Airport Newquay has retained its position as the UK’s fastest growing regional airport, recording a 48 per cent growth in passenger numbers for the calendar year 2016.
Between January and December 2016 the airport handled 369,000 passengers, up significantly from the 250,000 handled in 2015 and making it the third consecutive year of double-digit growth.
The figures were almost certainly helped by the airport’s decision to scrap a controversial £5 ‘airport development fee’ in March 2016, a move that paid instant dividends when Ryanair resumed services from the airport.
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Cornwall Airport Newquay is UK’s fastest growing airport