The first full month of winter schedules has shown a decrease in traffic volumes of nearly ten per cent compared to November last year.
Figures published by NATS, the UK’s leading air traffic services company, show a total of 169,539 flights, against 188,015 in 2007 – a reduction of 9.8 per cent.
All centres and airports where NATS provides a service saw a reduction in traffic this month with the domestic market down by 13.5 per cent, transatlantic arrivals and departures by 10.3 per cent and other arrivals and departures by 9.5 per cent.
Greece and Turkey were the only markets to post growth with 27.8 per cent and 12.2 per cent respectively.
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