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| | Friday, 30 August, 2002, 11:03 GMT 12:03 UK Landmark 3m figure for airport  Passenger numbers have reached a new high at Bristol New figures show more than three million passengers have passed through Bristol International Airport in a year. It is the highest number ever for the Lulsgate-based terminal and the first time the three million barrier has been broken. The announcement comes after the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued its figures for the period 1 June 2001 - 31 May 2002. The CAA confirmed passenger figures for the period reached 3,059,000 - a 38.6 per cent rise over the same period the previous year in which Bristol handled 2,206,000 passengers. Mike Luddy, Deputy Managing Director of the airport said: "We will continue to build on this fantastic performance and expect to reach 3.4 million passengers for the end of this financial year." | |   See also: 22 Mar 02 | England 20 Nov 01 | UK 23 Oct 01 | Politics 02 Oct 01 | UK 01 Dec 00 | UK Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now: Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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