Passenger numbers up at Kirkwall Airport

Passenger numbers at Kirkwall Airport last month increased by 3.5 per cent compared to May last year.

Operator HIAL attributed the increase to growing demand on the Aberdeen and Edinburgh routes, with the airport seeing a total of 14,364 passengers for the month.

Overall, HIAL reported 114,366 passengers across the company’s 11 airports in May, a rise of 7.8 per cent.