2015 Review
Nearly 5,300,000 passengers in 2015: growth of +7.6%
Marked by the symbolic milestone of 5 million passengers, which was reached for the first time in early December, Bordeaux has risen to top position in terms of growth among major regional French airports: + 7.6%
International flights were the driving force behind this record growth, with the opening of new routes this year, in keeping with the strong developments that have taken place since 2009.
Along with direct routes, major international hubs represented over one million passengers.
It was a record year for Bordeaux Airport, the international airport of this beautiful French South West Region.
2015, a year ….
… of records
Milestone of 5 million passengers reached on 8 December 2015
Record for annual traffic: 5,300,000 passengers
Record for daily traffic: 22,343 passengers on 10 July
Number of international routes opened: 8 between March and August 2015
Since 2009, Bordeaux Airport’s international traffic has doubled. 4 destinations have clearly risen to the top terms of the number of passengers:
- London (British Airways, EasyJet et Ryanair) which serve 3 airports (Gatwick, Stansted and Luton), with 410,544 passengers, for growth of +6% compared to 2014
- Amsterdam (KLM, EasyJet) with nearly 294,600 passengers, for +24%
- Lisbon (TAP Portugal) with 123,269 passengers and +18.4%
- Geneva (EasyJet) with 194,650 passengers, an increase of +5.2%
- Basel (EasyJet) with 116,500 passengers and a growth of +5.1%.
Domestic traffic showed growth of +2.3%, growth that has slowed since the events in Paris in mid-November. A notable highlight is the good results in service towards Paris, particularly the Charles de Gaulle hub with growth of +8.2%, or 632,000 passengers.
Low-cost airlines generated growth of 65% in 2015 with 375,000 more passengers than in 2014. Three operators contributed greatly to this strong growth: EasyJet (12% with 162,204 more passengers than in 2014), Volotea (23% with 65,052 more passengers than in 2014) and Vueling (12% with 31,973 more passengers). Legacy carriers accounted for 81,172 more passengers than in 2014. Air France/KLM (56%, with 82,113 more passengers than in 2014), Turkish Airlines (25% with 36,997 passengers) and Aegean Airlines (13% with 18,547 passengers) contributed to this growth.
Along with traffic, aircraft movements increased more moderately: +4.5%.
Top 10 scheduled destinations
Destination No. of Passengers Growth in 2015
Paris-Orly 960,000 +0.5%
Paris-CDG 632,000 +8.2%
Lyon 473,200 +3.5%
Amsterdam 295,000 +24%
London Gatwick 291,000 +3.8%
Marseille 206,000 -15.2%
Geneva 194,600 +5.2%
Nice 162,400 +5.6%
Lille 140,000 +2.2%
Lisbon 123,270 +18.4%
Top 10 low-cost destinations
Low-cost destination No. of Passengers Growth in 2015
Lyon 237,800 +5.2%
Geneva 192,000 +7.9%
London Gatwick 164,000 +7.7%
Basel 116,500 +5.1%
Nice 102,400 +16.7%
Lisbon 85,800 +14.7%
Amsterdam 85,300 +110%
Barcelona 76,970 +12.7%
London Luton 74,000 +4.3%
Charleroi 71,600 +3.8%
Lille 62,620 +5.9%
Airline Companies’ Market Share
Airline No. of Passengers 2014/2015 Development Market share
Air France 2,279,061 +3% 43%
easyJet 1,338,873 +14% 25%
Volotea 315,000 +27% 6%
Ryanair 313,630 -11% 6%
KLM 209,400 +6.3% 4%
British Airways 127,270 -0.8% 2.4%
Vueling 111,575 +40.8% 2%
Royal Air Maroc 74,000 -10.2% 1.4%
Jetairfly 65,000 +20% 1.2%
Turkish Airlines 63,550 +140% 1.2%
Freight increased
9,770 Tons
+ 16.2%
… boosting and extending the network
A total of three new airline companies - Brussels Airlines (Brussels), IGavion (Dole), and ASL Airlines (formerly Europe Airpost)- made their entrance at Bordeaux Airport. 12 new routes were new launched between March and August 2015, 6 of which are low-cost: Brest, Prague, Dubrovnik, Corfou (Volotea), Malaga (Vueling), Glasgow (EasyJet), Vienna (ASL Airlines formerly Europe Airpost), Brussels (Brussels Airlines), Athens (Aegean Airlines), Metz-Nancy (Twinjet), Dole (IGavion), and Milan Linate (Alitalia, established especially for the world’s fair). The Toulon route with Volotea returned to service for the summer season.
… to better meet travellers’ expectations
With the priority of improving the quality of our services for passengers as well as for airline companies, Bordeaux Airport opened the extension of the Billi terminal in June. The objective of this extension was to create a more spacious departure area and improve the passenger experience with a redesigned shopping area (opening of a new bar/restaurant concept, Deli&cia, and the Relay shop). Furthermore, the capabilities and features of the terminal were optimized in order to better meet the needs of airline companies.
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Inspired by this same desire to improve the quality of the welcome provided to passengers, the new Air France lounge opened, featuring the company’s standards of comfort, a quality design and modern decoration.
The lounge, which caters to flights to the Charles de Gaulle hub, offers a relaxation area, a work area, and spacious and convivial table d’hôte, with redesigned catering offerings, including Bordeaux wine tastings. WIFI access, a large selection of local and national newspapers, and a personalised welcome from an Air France agent are offered to members of the airline’s loyalty programme.
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Furthermore, the recent contract established with the operator SSP enabled the opening of 6 new retail outlets: Le Barista, Le Café des Grands Hommes, Brioche Doré, 2 Starbucks (in Hall A and in the courtyard of the Billi terminal), and the restaurant Le Grand Comptoir. Relay now offers souvenirs and decoration items from the famous brand "La chaise longue".
In June the company Blue Valet opened at the airport, offering valet parking services and the possibility of maintenance services for the vehicle (interior and exterior cleaning, and a security check-up). In July a new car rental company arrived, "GoldCar", enlarging the offering of the platform which was already home to 9 operators.
… interaction with our passengers and "e-travellers"
bordeaux.aeroport.fr saw an increase in the number visitors on its website: 2,700,000 visits (+19%) and 1,500,000 unique visitors (+18.5%), which confirmed the interest that is shown for our portfolio of destinations. In order to facilitate the experience of “e-travellers”, several upgrades were made, including a more user-friendly homepage and travel inspirations with the new slideshow of destination pictures on the homepage.
To provide travel inspiration, the Bordeaux Airport’s Facebook page, contributed to and shared by 23,000 fans, proposes various themes: travel ideas, news from the destinations, good deals and featured favourite destinations.