Press release
Mérignac, 7 December 2015
Bordeaux Airportwelcomes its five millionth passenger
A new milestone has been reached at Bordeaux Airport which is now celebrating its five millionth passenger of the year. A new record in passenger numbers has been set for the airport: 1 million more passengers in 4 years. A passenger on the 2.50pm flight to Lyon with the Hop! Air France airline was drawnfrom a hat to symbolise this historic 5 million passenger mark.
To celebrate the event, the five millionth passenger was welcomed by Pascal Personne, President of the Board of Directors of Bordeaux Airport and Bénédicte Pellerin, South West Regional Director of Air France. The lucky passenger won two tickets on the direct Bordeaux-Rome flight operated by Hop! Air France and a “Croix de Guyenne” magnum box, the airport wine.
The one-million passenger milestone was reached in Bordeaux in 1980, the second in 1988, third in 2000 and again in 2005 and the fourth in 2011. Just four years were enough to attract an additional 1 million passengers, with the 5 million mark reachedin December 2015. The growth in international traffic with the influx of low-cost carriers and the development of airline networks in international hubs (such as Amsterdam, Istanbul, Lisbon, Madrid and Paris Charles de Gaulle) has undoubtedly contributed to the growth of the airport which has posted a rate of +33% since the 4 million milestone was reached.
Pascal Personnesaid,“This is an opportunity for all of us, the professionals at Bordeaux Airport, to send five million thank-you’s to our passengers. Over two thousand people work every day to accommodate an average of 190 daily aircraft. If you are passing through the airport terminals today, all staff in airport companies will be wearing a specially designed thank-you badge. Thanks to you, the airport has undoubtedly contributed to the rapid growth* of our great region.”
* Bordeaux Airport injects 6.8 billion euros into the regionaleconomy every year(source: Bordeaux Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Economic impact study / 2012 data)
In November 2015, passenger traffic was up 3.7% compared to November 2014, bringing cumulative growth to 8.1%. International traffic increased by +8.5%. International destinations with the highest growth in November were Barcelona (+39.3%), London Stansted (+27.8%), Istanbul (+ 19.9%), Basel (+ 18.8%) and Amsterdam (+17.7%). Passenger traffic in France rose slightly by +0.8%.
Also this month, note the announcement of new routes by easyJet in 2016: Berlin, Barcelona, Venice and Marseille.
About BORDEAUX AIRPORT
In 2015 Bordeaux Airport will have welcomed more than 5 million passengers since it was opened, ranking it fifth among French regional airports. As a result of its five-year investment plan, the airport posted the highest growth rate amongthe major French regional airports at end October 2015 (+8.5%) and probably also at the end of 2015. Between 2009 and 2015, the number of destinations increased from 45 to 85 and the number of airlines serving them jumped from 17 to 32. On the international stage, Bordeaux Airport exemplified its expansion strategy in the “low cost”flights sector with the creation in 2010 of a “billi” terminal enabling the airport to double its international traffic volume to 2.2 million in 2014.
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