Airport passenger figures are down

The Department of Infrastructure says the number of passengers travelling through the Island's airport is down more than five per cent on last year's figures.

The latest monthly passenger figures from Ronaldsway Airport shows 622,594 used the facility so far this year.

That's down 5.6 per cent on last year's tally of 659,537.

The data also shows although the number of scheduled flights has remained steady, the number of charter aircraft movements fell by 56 per cent in February compared to last year.