Bournemouth Airport is an airport located 3.5 NM north northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England. Historically, charter services were dominated primarily by locally based Palmair which made up the majority of commercial movements. In 2003, low cost carrier Buzz began scheduled services, and today scheduled flights from the airport frequently serve Western and Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean with occasional charter and seasonal services serving Northern Africa, North America and the Caribbean.Passengers handled in 2007 rose by 13% to 1,086,900 which was the first time passenger numbers passed the 1 million mark.Passenger numbers remained relatively static in 2008 at 1,083,446.On 25 November 2008, Bournemouth Airport was ranked best airport in the United Kingdom and 3rd best in the world, after Singapore Changi Airport and Hong Kong International Airport, by the Daily Telegraph Travel Awards.Bournemouth Airport has a CAA Public Use Aerodrome Licence that allows flights forthe public transport of passengers or for flying instruction. As of December 2009,Ryanair and Thomson Airways remain the primary users of the airport.