Supplementary memorandum submitted by
Belfast City Airport
AIRPORT EXTENSIONS
2004
At the Airport Forum in January 2004, the issue
of flights beyond 2130 was raised as one of the greatest causes
of concern to local residents. As a result the airport resolved
to work closely with the airlines to target a reduction in delayed
flights.
Historically between 1% and 2% of flights are
delayed beyond 2130 hours and 2003 was a particularly challenging
year with 1.92% of flights extending beyond 2130 hours.
I enclose the attached statistics which provide
data on delayed flights since 1997 and include 2004 performance.
While delays are not totally controllable, as
can be seen with the statistics for last August when adverse weather
reversed a positive trend, I believe the improvement is not simply
coincidental.
On an average week-day BCA handles almost 100
air traffic movements. The timely turnround of an aircraft requires
effective co-ordination between partner organisations, our Air
Traffic Control team and the staff who process between 5,000 and
6,000 passengers every day.
In addition, the airlines have been very responsive
to the issue raised by the local resident groups and have met
regularly with the airport, attended Forum meetings and taken
effective action resulting in the improvements achieved.
A 20% improvement over 2003 is, I believe, highly
commendable and I would like on behalf of Belfast City Airport
to thank all who have contributed to the outcome.
As previously stated, delays are not fully controllable,
however, the airport and its partner organisations are committed
to achieving further improvements during 2005.
7 January 2005
DELAYED ATMS AFTER 2130
|
| 1997
| 1998 Total | 1999 Total
| 2000 Total | 200l Total
| 2002 | 2003
| 2004 |
|
| January | 36
| 30 | 58
| 21 | 20
| 30 | 42
| 51 |
| February | 28
| 27 | 26
| 26 | 30
| 43 | 29
| 37 |
| March | 28 |
31 | 18
| 28 | 20
| 34 | 24
| 50 |
| April | 35 |
33 | 20
| 22 | 17
| 32 | 54
| 30 |
| May | 21 |
20 | 14
| 24 | 24
| 37 | 66
| 17 |
| June | 43 |
26 | 17
| 28 | 34
| 65 | 53
| 40 |
| July | 39 |
29 | 22
| 17 | 31
| 74 | 84
| 44 |
| August | 54 |
41 | 30
| 24 | 26
| 40 | 67
| 81 |
| September | 33
| 53 | 39
| 32 | 52
| 37 | 42
| 39 |
| October | 38
| 36 | 27
| 37 | 28
| 55 | 56
| 55 |
| November | 36
| 32 | 38
| 31 | 30
| 33 | 64
| 33 |
| December | 47
| 29 | 41
| 44 | 28
| 40 | 67
| 41 |
| Totals | 438
| 387 | 350
| 334 | 340
| 520 | 648
| 518 |
|
TOTAL ATM'S
|
| 1997
| 1998 | 1999
| 2000 | 2001
| 2002 | 2003
| 2004 |
|
| January | 2,721
| 2,807 | 2,593
| 2,502 | 2,616
| 3,245 | 2,690
| 2,807 |
| February | 2,406
| 2,540 | 2,495
| 2,574 | 2,306
| 2,925 | 2,448
| 2,605 |
| March | 2,688
| 2,853 | 2,835
| 2,989 | 2,724
| 3,281 | 2,549
| 2,899 |
| April | 2,803
| 2,922 | 2,683
| 2,655 | 2,690
| 3,258 | 2,563
| 2,935 |
| May | 2,894 |
2,928 | 2,702
| 3,026 | 2,714
| 3,480 | 2,840
| 2,985 |
| June | 2,872
| 2,987 | 2,769
| 2,948 | 2,842
| 3,342 | 2,936
| 3,015 |
| July | 3,050
| 3,066 | 2,856
| 3,003 | 2,924
| 3,671 | 3,137
| 3,053 |
| August | 3,019
| 3,504 | 2,912
| 3,062 | 2,904
| 3,487 | 2,974
| 3,036 |
| September | 2,901
| 3,309 | 2,981
| 2,936 | 2,574
| 3,319 | 2,922
| 3,072 |
| October | 2,979
| 2,891 | 2,904
| 3,006 | 2,759
| 3,315 | 2,895
| 3,004 |
| November | 2,769
| 2,709 | 2,678
| 2,626 | 3,518
| 2,836 | 2,683
| 2,923 |
| December | 2,825
| 2,624 | 2,545
| 2,378 | 3,058
| 2,738 | 2,708
| 2,804 |
| Totals | 33,927
| 35,140 | 32,953
| 33,705 | 33,629
| 38,897 | 33,345
| 35,138 |
|
ATM'S AFTER 2130 AS % OF TOTAL ATM'S
|
| 1997
| 1998 | 1999
| 2000 | 2001:
| 2002 | 2003
| 2004 |
|
| January | 1.32%
| 1.07% | 2.24%
| 0.84% | 0 76%
| 0 92% | 1.56%
| 1.82% |
| February | 1.16%
| 1.06% | 1.04%
| 1.01% | 1.30%
| 1.47% | 1.18%
| 1.42% |
| March | 1.04%
| 1.09% | 0.63%
| 0.94% | 0.73%
| 1.04% | 0.94%
| 1.72% |
| April | 1.25%
| 1.13% | 0.75%
| 0.83% | 0.63%
| 0.98% | 2.11%
| 1.02% |
| May | 0.73% |
0.68% | 0.52%
| 0.79% | 0.88%
| 1.06% | 2.32%
| 0.57% |
| June | 1.50%
| 0.87% | 0.61%
| 0.95% | 1.20%
| 1.94% | 1.81%
| 1.33% |
| July | 1.28%
| 0.95% | 0.77%
| 0.57% | 1.06%
| 2.02% | 2.68%
| 1.44% |
| August | 1.79%
| 1.17% | 1.03%
| 0.78% | 0.90%
| 1.15% | 2.25%
| 2.67% |
| September | 1.14%
| 1.60% | 1.31%
| 1.09% | 2.02%
| 1.11% | 1.44%
| 1.27% |
| October | 1.28%
| 1.25% | 0.93%
| 1.23% | 1.01%
| 1.66% | 1.93%
| 1.83% |
| November | 1.30%
| 1.18% | 1.42%
| 1.18% | 0.85%
| 1.16% | 2.39%
| 1.13% |
| December | 1.66%
| 1.11% | 1.61%
| 1.85% | 0.92%
| 1.46% | 2.47%
| 1.46% |
| Average | 1.29%
| 1.10% | 1.07%
| 1.00% | 1.02%
| 1.33% | 1.92%
| 1.47% |
|
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