December marked Aberdeen International Airport's eighth consecutive month of growth.

More than 238,000 passengers passed through the terminal, an increase of 3.5% on November.

It took the total number of passengers in 2017 to 3.1 million, up 1.8% on the previous year.

Despite rising passenger numbers at the airport, helicopter traffic was down 11.6% on December 2016.

Managing director Carol Benzie said: "Domestic fixed-wing traffic has driven much of the total passenger increases which has, in part, been due to chartered services being used by offshore workers to reach destinations such as Sumburgh and Wick, to then connect offshore via helicopter.

"This has, as a result, contributed to the decrease in helicopter passengers travelling directly from Aberdeen.

"In February, Flybe introduced its Aberdeen - London Heathrow route, bringing the weekly connections to the capital to 95 per week."