Aeroporto de Liverpool John Lennon relatou um aumento de 15% no número de passageiros em seu último ano financeiro. O aeroporto recebeu 4,3 milhões de clientes no exercício de 31 de março de 2024 e agora está apenas 10% sob seus números de passageiros pré-pandêmicos. O aeroporto continua a desempenhar um papel crescente na contribuição da crescente economia turística do Liverpool, que, de acordo com a indústria de turismo da região de Liverpool, agora vale mais de £ 6 bilhões. O investimento e o alto desempenho contínuo do aeroporto estão atraindo novas companhias aéreas, levando a novas rotas para os clientes e uma melhoria geral na já principal experiência do cliente do aeroporto. A melhor e o pior pesquisa dos aeroportos do Reino Unido para 2024 - como votado pelos viajantes. Após o sucesso imediato da chegada do JET2, a companhia aérea já expandiu seu programa de voos para o verão 2025 do aeroporto, oferecendo novas rotas em toda a Europa. Essas iniciativas procuram melhorar ainda mais a experiência do aeroporto para todos os clientes. No ano passado, o aeroporto obteve permissão de planejamento para instalar uma fazenda solar no local. A fazenda solar gerará até 25% da eletricidade que o aeroporto consome a cada ano. Clientes. Também estamos investindo fortemente em projetos que nos permitirão aprimorar o aeroporto, manter nossa conformidade com os regulamentos mais recentes e apoiar nossas iniciativas de redução de carbono. ”
The rising passenger numbers have helped the airport increase revenue by 14% to £44.4m during the same period. The airport continues to play an increasing role in contributing to Liverpool’s growing tourism economy which, according to Liverpool City Region’s tourism industry, is now worth more than £6bn.
Rising passenger numbers have been driven by continued recovery of the travel sector and significant investment into the airport. The investment and continued high performance of the airport is attracting new airlines, leading to new routes for customers and an overall improvement in the airport’s already leading customer experience.
Last month, the company was named the UK’s best airport for the second year in a row, according to UK consumer rights champion Which? Best and Worst UK Airports survey for 2024 – as voted for by travellers.
In the past year, leading airline Jet2 has begun operating flights from Liverpool Airport, taking the number of based aircraft at Liverpool Airport to its highest ever. Following the immediate success of Jet2’s arrival, the airline has already expanded its programme of flights for Summer 2025 from the airport, offering new routes across Europe.
The airport has also launched a £9m overhaul of its food and drink, retail and lounge facilities, introduced a new sensory space to help relax passengers with sensory or cognitive impairments and commenced plans to install new security scanners to streamline required checks. These initiatives look to further enhance the airport experience for all customers.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is also progressing plans to reduce its scope 1 and scope 2 emissions as part of its 2040 decarbonisation plan. In the past year, the airport has obtained planning permission to install a solar farm on site. The solar farm will generate up to 25% of the electricity the airport consumes each year.
John Irving, Chief Executive, Liverpool John Lennon Airport, commented: “We have continued to make significant improvements at Liverpool John Lennon Airport as we look to return to pre-covid passenger numbers. Everyone who works at the airport is dedicated to providing our faster, friendlier, easier experience for all of our customers.
“We are actively exploring how we can better accommodate increasing passenger footfall while maintaining our high standards for customer service. We are also investing heavily in projects which will enable us to enhance the airport, maintain our compliance with the latest regulations and support our carbon reduction initiatives.”
Liverpool Airport’s continued growth journey has been enabled by its joint shareholders Ancala, a leading infrastructure manager, the Peel Group and Liverpool City Council. The Peel Group has been a principal shareholder and investor in the Airport since 1997. Since Ancala invested alongside Peel Group as part of a joint venture in 2019, Liverpool Airport has signed major new airlines and increased average customer spend. The airport has also brought in-house the fuel farm services provided to airlines.
