Written answers
Wednesday, 14 December 2005
Department of Transport
Air Services
11:00 pm
Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 241: To ask the Minister for Transport the number of flights, as a percentage of the total number of flights, funded under public service obligation contracts for regional air services, which have been cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the air carrier for each of the six regional routes; the number of flights as a percentage of the total number of flights delayed by more than 30 minutes for similar reasons on each of the six regional routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39381/05]
Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 242: To ask the Minister for Transport the passenger numbers and load factors of each of the routes funded under public service contracts on a monthly basis for the years 2003, 2004 and to date in 2005 on each of the six regional routes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39382/05]
Martin Cullen (Waterford, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 241 and 242 together.
The number of flights which have been cancelled for reasons directly attributable to the air carriers, for each or the six PSO routes, and the number of flights as a percentage of the total number of flights delayed by more than 30 minutes for similar reasons, as monitored under the new round of PSO contracts is as follows.
| Route | Delayed by more than 30 Mins | Delayed by more than 30 mins1 | Cancellations2 |
| Number of flights | % of total no. of flights | % of total no. of flights | |
| Donegal | 22 | 5 | 0.24 |
| Sligo | 43 | 11 | 0 |
| Galway | 31 | 5 | 0.16 |
| Kerry | 37 | 6 | 0 |
| Knock | 25 | 12 | 0 |
| Derry | 55 | 14 | 0.25 |
| Note 1: The maximum number of delayed flights allowed under PSO contract is 20% | |||
| Note 2: The maximum number of cancelled flights allowed under PSO contract is 2% |
Monthly passenger numbers and load factors for each PSO route during 2003, 2004 and 2005 are as follows.
| 2003 Passenger Numbers. | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Donegal | * | * | 2,362 | 1,740 | 2,166 | 3,246 | 3,948 | 4,634 | 3,569 | 2,613 | 1990 | 2,379 |
| Sligo | * | * | 3,269 | 2,251 | 2,719 | 2,932 | 3,023 | 3,395 | 3,174 | 2,901 | 2,589 | 2,924 |
| Galway | 7,140 | 7,618 | 7,903 | 8,213 | 9,420 | 8,569 | 9,464 | 8,269 | 9,194 | 8,989 | 7,662 | 6,399 |
| Kerry | 7,102 | 7,754 | 8,402 | 9,191 | 9,252 | 8,893 | 9,282 | 9,774 | 9,615 | 9,484 | 8,352 | 7,968 |
| Knock | 876 | 1,003 | 993 | 1,136 | 1,380 | 1,149 | 1,233 | 1,476 | 1,371 | 1,349 | 1,149 | 1,218 |
| Derry | 2,025 | 2,162 | 2,356 | 2,430 | 2,624 | 2,650 | 2,551 | 2,592 | 2,707 | 2,586 | 2,379 | 2,248 |
| 2003 Load Factors %. | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Donegal | * | * | 85 | 64 | 72 | 64 | 66 | 77 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 64 |
| Sligo | * | * | 60 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 51 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 50 |
| Galway | 57 | 62 | 60 | 65 | 71 | 65 | 69 | 63 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 47 |
| Kerry | 65 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 68 |
| Knock | 32 | 37 | 34 | 42 | 46 | 40 | 43 | 52 | 47 | 38 | 42 | 44 |
| Derry | 52 | 59 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 61 | 63 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 65 |
| *No service during these months due to collapse of Euroceltic Airways. |
| 2004 Passenger Numbers. | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Donegal | 2,086 | 2,324 | 2,300 | 2,405 | 2,415 | 3,220 | 3,974 | 4,191 | 3,603 | 3,092 | 2,474 | 2,431 |
| Sligo | 2,735 | 3,052 | 3,036 | 2,934 | 3,232 | 3,164 | 3,546 | 3,879 | 3,805 | 3,795 | 3,364 | 3,225 |
| Galway | 4,359 | 6,833 | 6,799 | 7,583 | 7,695 | 7,634 | 8,754 | 8,141 | 9,293 | 8,937 | 7,888 | 8,153 |
| Kerry | 5,351 | 6,885 | 7,727 | 7,445 | 9,049 | 7,584 | 8,999 | 8,927 | 8,764 | 8,323 | 8,476 | 7,829 |
| Knock | 1,186 | 1,378 | 1,008 | 1,184 | 1,183 | 1,582 | 1,677 | 1,827 | 1,758 | 1,745 | 1,714 | 1,613 |
| Derry | 2,103 | 2,195 | 2,667 | 2,405 | 2,673 | 2,592 | 2,699 | 2,485 | 2,706 | 2,594 | 2,855 | 2,390 |
| 2004 Load Factors %. | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Donegal | 54 | 65 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 66 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 66 | 65 |
| Sligo | 46 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 59 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 54 |
| Galway | 51 | 60 | 55 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 68 | 62 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 59 |
| Kerry | 57 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 65 | 65 |
| Knock | 41 | 48 | 34 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 47 | 53 |
| Derry | 55 | 58 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 66 | 63 | 71 | 60 |
| 2005 Passenger Numbers. | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Donegal | 1,880 | 2,031 | 2,253 | 2,373 | 3,190 | 3,745 | 3,828 | 4,109 | 3,696 | 3,321 | 3,123 | |
| Sligo | 1,533 | 3,003 | 3,321 | 3,222 | 3,450 | 3,834 | 3,269 | 3,601 | 3,547 | 3,367 | 2,991 | |
| Galway | 6,924 | 8,381 | 8,777 | 9,119 | 8,805 | 8,357 | 7,235 | 6,047 | 6,625 | 6,478 | 6,066 | |
| Kerry | 6,359 | 6,885 | 7,932 | 8,376 | 7,954 | 8,372 | 7,656 | 8,055 | 8,025 | 7,806 | 7,441 | |
| Knock | 1,151 | 1,486 | 1,596 | 1,617 | 1,668 | 1,551 | 1,293 | 1,272 | 990 | 895 | 669 | |
| Derry | 2,068 | 2,315 | 2,331 | 2,492 | 2,543 | 2,530 | 2,177 | 2,352 | 2,613 | 2,407 | 2,446 |
| 2005 Load Factors %. | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Donegal | 47 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 63 | 62 | 68 | 63 | 55 | 53 | |
| Sligo | 26 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 66 | 54 | 58 | 60 | 55 | 51 | |
| Galway | 52 | 65 | 61 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 64 | 74 | 71 | 67 | |
| Kerry | 57 | 74 | 65 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 65 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 69 | |
| Knock | 37 | 51 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 64 | 53 | 45 | 39 | |
| Derry | 56 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 52 | 54 | 62 | 59 | 64 | |
The load factor percentages are based on the seat capacity of the particular aircraft utilised by the carriers on each route and aircraft types can vary from time to time for operational reasons. The capacity of the regional aircraft concerned ranges from 35-68 seats; the minimum aircraft size required under the PSO contracts is 30 seats.
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