Passengers figures drop at Jerez airport

[Ian]

The figures are in for 2009 at Jerez airport and they are not too good. Spanair has withdrawn all its services from Jerez, but passenger numbers continue to fall to a total 1,071,575. That is 17.4% lower than 2008 which coupled with the 19% drop that year sees the total collapse from the record high of 1,600,637 in 2007.

Spains national carrier Iberia flew 321,177 passengers, that’s a 10.1% drop, Spanair lost 45% of their traffic before the airline withdrew, Hapag Lloyd is 4.7% down at 117,046, Ryanair shows a decline of 24% and Vueling down 12.8%. Only two airlines showed any growth Air Berlin up 11% and Air Condor up 4.2%.

Currently Iberia fly five times a day to Madrid and Ryanair once or twice, Vueling have a daily service to Barcelona, Air Berlin to its Spanish hub in Palma de Mallorca on a daily basis, Ryanair to London three times a week, Air Berlin to Dusseldorf, Stuttgart and Frankfurt each once a week. These of course are the winter schedules so addition flights should be operational in the holiday season.

Ryanair seems to be one of the bright hopes for Jerez. The airline already flies to London Stansted and has started a new service to Madrid. It is likely that it will reinstate its Frankfurt connection in the summer season and it is in talks with the Cádiz tourist board to introduce other routes.

[Ian]

It seems the passenger figures for 2010 will be down on 2009 as only one international flight will be flying during the winter season for 2010/2011 from Jerez airport, which will be to and from Zurich airport. Both Ryanair & Air Berlin will not have any flights from Mid to end of October.

This is a big blow to the airport which has had a big investment for the new train station, parking and terminal extension.

I think not enough money was presented to some of the airlines as what Seville offered and now Seville airport seems to be booming with new destinations being added by Ryanair.