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Ronaldsway passenger numbers stay ahead of 2025 despite quieter September

The airport handled 50,205 passengers last month, down just over two per cent, but its year-to-date total of 469,826 is up around half a per cent.

Ballasalla · Balley SalleyTue 13 Oct, 09:111 min read

By Manx Wire Newsroom

The stone tower and ruined walls of Rushen Abbey at Ballasalla on a sunny day, with trees and lawns around them. — The ruins of Rushen Abbey, Ballasalla. Photo: HallCastleKing, CC0 1.0

Ronaldsway Airport handled slightly fewer passengers in September than a year earlier, but its running total for 2026 remains ahead of last year, according to its latest monthly figures.

The airport said 50,205 people passed through the terminal last month, a fall of just over two per cent on September 2025, 3FM reported.

Across the year so far, Ronaldsway has handled 469,826 passengers, around half a per cent more than at the same point in 2025.

Freight and post were down more sharply in September. The figures show cargo fell by almost 10 per cent on the same month last year, while mail dropped by almost 19 per cent.

The passenger, cargo and mail numbers were published in the airport’s latest set of monthly statistics, which cover the first nine months of the year.

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