PASSENGER numbers at regional airport operator HIAL grew 3.1% across 2012 to more than 1.28 million.
HIAL said Inverness, the group's busiest airport, recorded 3.4% growth by handling 614,302 passengers as it was helped by the popularity of flybe's Amsterdam service.
Of the other sites showing rising figures, Sumburgh was the fastest growing, up 13.2% to 199,583, followed by Barra at 9%, Tiree at 6.8%, Campbeltown at 5.9%, Wick John O'Groats at 5.1% and Islay at 0.2%.
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