Worst year in a decade for Ronaldsway

Mon, 24 Jan 2011

Many planes were grounded at Ronaldsway when the ash cloud hit in April and May

2010 saw the lowest number of passengers at the Island's airport in over a decade.

The latest figures show passenger figures dropped by almost 14% during December.

Snow resulted in the Airport opening late and closing early several times throughout the month.

The weather, combined with the ash cloud earlier in the year, resulted in a drop in over 38,000 people travelling by air in 2010, over 8000 of which came in December.