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Rise in Lufthansa airport passengers at Birmingham Airport

The region’s airport was top º£½ÇÊÓÆµ performer for growth for Lufthansa, last year, following an increase of around 21 per cent to an all-time high annual total of over 586,000, boosted by the automotive sector

Lufthansa has seen a nine per cent rise in passengers from Birmingham – as more people head east to travel west.

The region’s airport was top º£½ÇÊÓÆµ performer for growth for Lufthansa, last year, following an increase of around 21 per cent to an all-time high annual total of over 586,000, boosted by the automotive sector.

That trend continued in the year to August 31 this year, which saw a further nine per cent rise, outperforming the market in Birmingham that has seen the airport grow to serve more than nine million passengers in a year.

º£½ÇÊÓÆµ and Ireland director Christian Schindler said the boost had come from growing traffic to South America and the US, travelling via Frankfurt and Brussels.

He said: “Most of our business is from Birmingham to Europe, that is the biggest portion of traffic, but we are seeing growth from people travelling to the North Atlantic and South Atlantic. It is interesting, because you wouldn’t imagine people travelling in that direction, but we offer very convenient connections.

“We are seeing, for example, growth in flights to Colombia and Brazil, as well as Caracas, and the US across the board.”

Lufthansa offers links to more than 200 countries from Birmingham, and has seen a rise in flights to China in recent years.

This comes against a backdrop of rising demand for flights direct to China from Birmingham – which will become possible with a runway extension, which has been given the green light by the airport’s board.