Airport News
Edinburgh Airport says Easter getaways contributed to the 4.9% rise with 842,372 people traveling through.
Domestic travel saw an increase of 5.5% with 388,160 passengers and international traveller numbers also enjoyed an increase of 4.5% with 454,212 people travelling through in April.
Neighbouring Scotland gateway Glasgow Airport, also saw a surge of 4.9% in traffic for the month compared with last year.
More than 576,300 used Scotland's second busiest airport, with domestic traffic up 2.4% and international soaring by 7.9% for the month.
Birmingham Airport also recorded the busiest April in its history, as more than 750,000 passengers came through the gates in April, a huge 17.6% increase compared to last year.
The 758,456 figure beat the previous record for the month set in 2009 by 5.7%, and was aided by a surge in passengers flying long-haul, which were up 20.9% on April 2013.
Frankfurt Airport also saw an increase with more than 4.7 million passengers, up 0.9% using Germany’s busiest gateway.
Danish hub Copenhagen Airport has also reported a surge in passenger traffic in April, with it rising 12.8%, with more than 2.2 million using the Nordic gateway.
