AMS - UK Market Developments 2014

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This is a review of the AMS-UK passenger market for the year 2014.

Each year, I post an analysis of developments in the AMS-UK market over the last 12 months. The United Kingdom is Schiphol's largest and most important market, it is therefore interesting to see how individual routes perform in comparison to previous years.

2014 was a record year for Schiphol's most important market. AMS finally broke the previous passenger record for AMS-UK traffic set in 2007. Demand for air travel between NL-UK has grown by 6.5% and many routes set new individual route records.

Total Market for AMS-UK-AMS:
- 2014 = 8.187.379 +6.5%
- 2013 = 7.668.889 +3,9%
- 2012 = 7.403.806 +3,4%
- 2011 = 7.158.000 +10,1%
- 2010 = 6.484.800 -0.9%
- 2009 = 6.544.135 -9,6%
- 2008 = 7.232.400 -7,3%
- 2007 = 7.801.718 +1%

The following routes set new all-time passenger records in 2014:

1. Guernsey = 1.353 NEW
2. Cambridge = 7.832 = +69.4%
3. Southend = 200.635 = +34.7%
4. Exeter = 44.523 +25,9%
5. Southampton = 125.210 + 20,9%
6. Inverness = 36.414 +13,7%
7. London Gatwick = 848.996 +13.2%
8. Birmingham = 507.340 +10,4%
9. Bristol = 350.097 = +9.1%
10. Luton = 379.033 +7.6%
11. Edinburgh = 601.011 +7.1%
12. Glasgow = 414.375 +6.2%
13. Manchester = 728.287 +6,0%
14. Aberdeen = 307.131 +5,3%
15. Newcastle = 366.540 +2.9%
16. London City = 416.630 +2.5%

But some routes continue to loose passengers, some have lost traffic for many years:

1. Manston = 12.344 -65.6% - KLM closed this route in April 2014 as MSE airport was closed.
2. Jersery = 6.096 -10.5% - Blue Island Airways changed from 3x/week non-stop ATR42 to 2x/week non-stop + 1x/week via GUE.
3. Belfast BFS = 97.262 -7.0% - easyJet continues to loose passengers on this route. KLM will open BHD daily in 2015.
4. Liverpool = 204,163 -1,5% - easyJet continues to loose passengers on this route.

AMS - UK Market Size 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 + (year = route record)

1. LHR 1.486.898 / 1.443.512 / 1.430.051 / 1.408.096 (2006 = 1.847.000)
2. LGW 848.996 / 750.288 / 677.165 / 627.486
3. MAN 728.287 / 687.305 / 669.760 / 612.352
4. EDI 602.011 / 562.360 / 566.919 / 559.315
5. BHX 507.430 / 459.701 / 443.567 / 474.316
6. LCY 416.630 / 406.656 / 387.114 / 366.710
7. GLA 414.375 / 390.061 / 371.750 / 298.795
8. LTN 379.033 / 352.148 / 326.144 / 269.502 = up 1 place
9. NCL 366.540 / 356.207 / 284.839 / 258.662 = down 1 place
10. BRS 350.096 / 320.956 / 310.122 / 289.119
11. ABZ 307.131 / 291.570 / 281.624 / 272.067
12. STN 279.641 / 275.222 / 292.996 / 338.299
13. LBA 241.186 / 217.950 / 218.939 / 230.770 (2006 = 294.269)
14. LPL 204.162 / 207.269 / 246.467 / 339.712 (2010 = 346.088)
15. SEN 200.635 / 148.981 / 105.180 / 0
16. NWI 137.207 / 132.232 / 123.709 / 125.423 (2007 = 155.368)
17. CWL 122.831 / 116.701 / 111.960 / 121.730 (2007 - 225.444)
18. SOU 125.210 / 103.503 / 94.379 / 97.075 = +2 places
19. HUY 117.946 / 113.632 / 114.385 / 118.937 = down 1 place (2008 = 141.079)
20. MME 102.127 / 98.000 / 101.022 / 103.264 = +1 place (2007 = 123.679)
21. BFS 97.262 / 104.572 / 116.410 / 99.020 = down 2 places (2008 = 138.799)
23. EXE 44.523 / 35.371 / 33.796 / 33.466 = +1 place
24. EMA 43.108 / 35.074 / 54.606 / 105.273 (2007 = 132.549)
25. INV 36.414 / 32.025 / 26.280 / 5.976
26. MSE 12.344 / 35.853 / 0 / 0 = down 4 places
27. CBG 7.832 / 4.624 / 0 / 0
28. JER 6.096 / 6.813 / 0 / 0 = down 2 places
29. GUE 1.353 = new route

TOTAL 8.187.379 / 7.688.889 / 7.403.806 / 7.159.362

Stations ranked by growth/decline in passenger market:

Growth in 2014 - 2013 - 2012 - 2011 - 2010
1. GUE +1704% / 0
2. CBG +69.4% / 0
3. SEN +34.7% / +41,6% / new / 0 / 0
4. EXT +25.9% / +4,7% / +1,0% / -4,5% / +2,8%
5. EMA +22.9% / -35,8% / -48,1% / +4,1% / -5,4%
6. SOU +20.9% / +9,7% / -2,8% / +5,6% / +0,9%
7. INV +13.7% / +21,9% / +339,8% / new / 0
8. LGW +13.2% / +10,8% / +7,9% / +14,4% / +1,1%
9. LBA +10.7% / -0,5% / -5,1% / +3,3% / -2,0%
10. BHX +10.4% / +3,6% / -6,5% / +11,1% / +3,7%
11. BRS +9.1% / +3,5% / +7,3% / +29,1% / -2,8%
12. LTN +7.6% / +8% / +21,0% / +14,9% / +7,0%
13. EDI +7.1% / -0,8% / +1,4% / +13,0% / + 9,4%
14. GLA +6.2% / +4,9% / +24,4% / +14,5% / -4,9%
15. MAN +6.0% / +2,6% / +9,4% / +40,1% / -7,1%
16. ABZ +5.3% / +3,5% / +3,5% / +10,0% / -2,6%
17. CWL +5.3% / +4,2% / -8,0% / -2,7% / -7,5%
18. MME +4.2% / -3,0 / -2,2% / +1,7% / -2,8%
19. NWI +3.8% / +6,9% / -1,4% / +3,0% / +0,9%
20. HUY +3.8% / -0,7% / -3,8% / +4,6% / -6,1%
21. LHR +3.0% / +0,9% / +1,6% / +5,6% / -11,7%
22. NCL +2.9% / +25,1% / +10,1% / +5,9% / -3,3%
23. LCY +2.5% / +5% / +5,6% / +0,1% / +5,9%
24. STN +1.6% / -6% / -13,4% / +21,4% / +7,7%
25. LPL -1.5% / -15% / -27,4% / -1,8% / +19,7%
26. BFS -7.0% / -10% / +17,6% / +10,1% / -1,2%

Things to watch in 2015:
- Belfast City is a new UK destination opening in June as KLM opens this route.
- Bournemouth is a new UK destination opening in May with FlyBe.
- Will LGW continue to grow as fast as it did in 2013 and 2014.
- MAN will grow as FlyBe opened this route in competition with KL and EZY.
- NCL will fall as EZY is closing this route on 31 May.
- GUE and JER will disappear as Blue Islands stopped operating these two routes.

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Don't want to be nitpicking but Guernsey's code is GCI and not GUE

At least you're consistent

(GUE is Guriaso in PG)