The number of passengers using the UK's main airports dipped last month as people stayed at home to watch the Olympics.
The five UK airports run by BAA, including Glasgow and Aberdeen, handled 9.6 million passengers in July 2012, a 4.1% decline on the figure for July 2011.
The numbers at Glasgow dropped 0.5%. London Heathrow fell 4.4% to just under 6.57 million, while Stansted was down 5.3%. Southampton fell 9.5%.
The only BAA airport to see an increase last month was Aberdeen, where numbers were up 4.4%.
The Olympic effect was most marked on European scheduled flight passenger numbers which fell 6.6% at the five BAA airports last month.
North Atlantic traffic was almost unchanged, while other long-haul routes declined 6.3%. The increased number of Border Force staff handling immigration at Heathrow in the run-up to the Olympics led to a record-breaking month for customer satisfaction at the London airport, BAA said.
On a scale of one to five, with five being excellent and four being very good, arrivals scored a record 4.3 points last month, with departures scoring 4.22.
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