UK air traffic grows in October

NATS Ltd (formerly National Air Traffic Services Ltd) says that flights in the UK’s controlled airspace last month was 0.9% higher than the total for October 2009.

The company, 49% owned by the Government (and the balance by seven UK airlines + 5% by staff), also provides air traffic control at all BAA airports as well as others including Belfast International, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Gatwick, London City, Luton and Manchester airports.

Overall, traffic at the airports decreased by 0.3% except Heathrow, which saw a rise of 5.8%; Southampton (4.7%); Bristol (2.9%) and Edinburgh (2.3%).  Transatlantic the traffic grew by 6.9%, the only routing to show any significant growth.

Strikes by French air traffic controllers led to a number of flights to and from France and some overflights, notably to Spain, being cancelled. www.nats.co.uk

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