Year-on-year passenger number have now been growing for 24 consecutive months with annual throughput increasing by more than 800,000 passengers. Tony McDonough reports.

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) enjoyed its 24th consecutive month of passenger growth in January with numbers up 5% on the same month last year.

More than 320,000 passengers passed through the airport during the month.

LJLA’s continuous period of growth began in February 2015 after which time passenger numbers have increased every month for the past two years compared to the same period the year before.

It has seen a growth in passenger numbers, airlines and services over the past two years with annual throughput increasing by more than 800,000 passengers.

In that time, 21 new scheduled services have been announced from Liverpool to 19 new destinations as well as seasonal charter flights operated by Thomson and First Choice, Inghams and Newmarket

This year will see the start of 11 new services from Liverpool including additional charter operations by new operators Transun and Balkan Holidays.

Additional capacity on a number of routes including Budapest, Bucharest, Alicante, Malaga, Pisa, Cluj and Katowice contributed towards January’s growth, in addition to larger passenger numbers on flights to and from Belfast and Dublin.