Chamber Patrons Airport traffic increase HSBC makes
commitment Global bank HSBC is investing more than £200m in Birmingham over the next few years. And the bank has promised to
play a ‘full role’ in city life by strengthening its involvement with the community. “Birmingham is dynamic and
Busy month: Birmingham Airport
Birmingham Airport has seen over a million passengers pass through its terminal for another month - making October its 20th consecutive month of record-breaking growth. In total 1,074,242 passengers were recorded
travelling through the airport, up by 16.7 per cent compared to the same month last year – equivalent to over 154,000 more passengers. Short haul saw the most significant passenger growth rates for the month up by 16.8 per cent year-on-year compared to long haul which increased by 14.4 per cent. This is due to a large percentage of travellers being
those going on business trips and half term breaks. Paul Kehoe, chief executive officer at Birmingham
Airport, said: “It’s great to see that we have gone through the autumn season and are entering the busy
winter season still delivering month-on-month passenger records. “October was our sixth consecutive month in which
we have served over a million passengers in a single month. We expect this positive trend to continue as we enter the Christmas holiday period.” Scheduled traffic accounted for over 91 per cent of the
total passenger volume for October and saw a 22.3 per cent growth rate compared to the same month last year. Charter traffic accounted for nine per cent of the total. Caribbean, European and Middle Eastern destinations
saw the greatest increase in passengers compared to October 2015. Scheduled destinations with significant year-on-year passenger growth were Madrid (+323.5 per cent), Heraklion (+135.5 per cent), Gran Canaria (+86.3 per cent) and Palma de Mallorca (+80.9 per cent).
entrepreneurial – the UK’s second city for financial services and a leading start-up hub. And ultimately it cements HSBC UK’s position at the heart of the UK, helping us to get closer to our 17 million retail and commercial customers and 42,000 employees right across the UK,” said head of external affairs Oliver Wall. Speaking at Birmingham Press
Club’s annual Midlands Media Awards, held at Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Mr Wall said that the bank had a long history with the city, with more than 2,500 employees already based here. That is set to increase when
HSBC’s UK headquarters relocates to Birmingham in mid-2017. He said: “While our new building
is making our physical presence felt, we want to go beyond that. We want to become an active member of the Birmingham community.”
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