Scotland's major airports recorded more passengers last month.
Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports all had more people through their doors in October, compared with the same month last year.
The biggest increase was at Edinburgh which had its busiest-ever October.
A total of 917,437 people passed through the capital's airport, which is Scotland busiest, a rise of 8.7% on October 2012.
Domestic passenger numbers were up 4.6% to 428,064 and international passenger numbers increased by more than 11% to 489,373.
Gordon Dewar, chief executive of Edinburgh Airport, said: "Since May we've welcomed almost six million passengers through our doors. Edinburgh and Scotland continue to remain places where people want to visit for work or leisure and we're delighted to play our part as one of the main gateways to our country."
At Aberdeen Airport nearly 327,800 people passed through in October, an increase of 3.8% on the previous year.
The growth was in both helicopter and aeroplane operations, up 10.3% and 2.8% respectively, officials said.
Airport managing director Carol Benzie said: "The message from Aberdeen is a positive one. We are seeing the business performing well, our numbers are growing and we are moving into the winter season with positivity and preparedness.
"Our passenger numbers have grown each month since April this year and, as a team, we are all hopeful that trend continues."
Glasgow Airport recorded its ninth consecutive month of year-on-year growth with 714,000 passengers, representing an increase of 2.6% compared with October 2012.
Domestic traffic grew by 3.2%, with "strong demand" for London and UK regional services, while international traffic grew by 2.1%.
Amanda McMillan, managing director at Glasgow, said: "To record nine months of consecutive year-on-year growth is very encouraging.
"Our busiest weekend of the year falls in October when thousands fly out for the school holiday week, and this year it was a great success.
"Our operational teams, airlines, retailers and other business partners deserve huge credit as their effort and commitment is crucial in handling such a large volume of traffic."
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