Bordeaux Airport: International routes boosts growth, with traffic up 10% in November

Although still suffering from the aftershocks of the Arab Spring, 

chartered holiday flights are still growing. Meanwhile, scheduled flights 

are leading the way with an increase of 6.5% on domestic routes and 

20.4% for international destinations! Bordeaux will be, in 2011 again, 

far and away the fastest-growing large regional airport in France, with 

other airports in this category posting growth figures ranging from 0.2 

to 6.8%. 

International traffic was up 20.4% in November, providing a significant boost to the 

Airport’s total traffic figures. Destinations served by more than one carrier have seen a 

spectacular expansion: Marrakesh is up 21.6% (Royal Air Maroc and Jet4you), London 

Gatwick +25.8% (British Airways and easyJet), Madrid +68.1% (Iberia and easyJet), 

Lisbon +88.1% (Air France and TAP), and Barcelona +130.2% (Air France and 

Vueling). Since the end of October there are also two Rome services, with both Air 

France to Fiumicino and Ryanair to Ciampino. 

A new Bordeaux – Morocco route was also launched in November, with Jet4you now 

offering direct flights to Agadir. 

Although political upheaval in the Mediterranean has slowed down growth somewhat, 

chartered services have helped holiday flights to keep growing, posting a 2.4% rise 

in traffic. 

National flights recorded a 6.3% increase in traffic this November, with 206,000 

passengers. Connections to Paris (Orly and Charles de Gaulle for a total of 127,180 

passengers) saw an increase of 3.2%. In spite of a 7.4% drop in passengers jetting 

off to Nice, most inter-city services saw a marked increase in traffic, with Marseille in 

particular (+31.4%) benefitting from a new price deal and an increased number of 

seats from Air France.

Source: Bordeaux Airport