Manx air passengers numbers up by 7% for TT 2024

Dave Todd (centre) won the coveted 2024 Senior TT at the 2024 races

More than 60,000 passengers travelled through the Isle of Man Airport during this year's TT period, marking a 7% rise on on the 2023 figures.

Airport authorities said the facility had seen 30,027 arrivals and 30,136 departures between 22 May and 12 June.

Confirmation of an increase in air travel during the period comes after Ferry operator the Isle of Man Steam Packet recorded an 11% increase in its figures.

Isle of Man TT organisers have confirmed a new schedule for the event brought in in 2023 would be maintained for the 2025 event, which will get underway on 26 May.

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Airport director Gary Cobb said his team was "incredibly pleased with the strong passenger numbers during this year’s TT period".

Last week the Steam Packet reported it carried 37,808 passengers, including 5,488 cars or vans and 13,385 motorbikes, between 22 May and 7 June, representing its busiest year since the 2007 centenary of the event.

The 2025 TT is once again set to see qualifying begin with a daytime session on the late May bank holiday, followed by three evenings of practice opportunities.

An afternoon session, with the contingency to use the evening, has then been earmarked for 30 May, before racing begins the following day.

The schedule contains the now familiar 10-race programme, concluding with the Senior TT on 7 June.

Ahead of the 2025 TT, the island will next see road racing action at the Southern 100 on the Billown Circuit between 8 and 11 July, followed a return to the Mountain Course for the Manx Grand Prix from 18 to 26 August.

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