Aéroports de Paris pax down 10% in Sep-2014; 70.4m pax in 3Q2014

France's Aéroports de Paris passenger numbers down 10% - traffic highlights:

• Sep-2014:
• • Passenger numbers: 7.2 million, -10.4% year-on-year;
  • • France: -25.4%;
    • Europe: -3.6%;
    • Other international: -11.0%;
    • • Africa: -8.4%;
      • North America: -17.5%;
      • Latin America: -23.8%;
      • Middle East: +2.5%;
      • Asia Pacific: -8.9%;
      • French overseas territories: -10.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: 54,648, -11.9%.

The airport operator also noted (15-Oct-2014) a 32.1% decrease in connecting passengers to 0.7 million for a connecting rate of 19.3%, down 6.4ppt. Average seat load factor increased 1.9ppt to 83.4%.

• 3Q2014:
• • Passenger numbers: 70.4 million, +2.4% year-on-year;
  • • France: -2.9%;
    • Europe: +4.7%;
    • Other international: +2.3%;
    • • Africa: +1.4%;
      • North America: +1.7%;
      • Latin America: +1.1%;
      • Middle East: +6.9%;
      • Asia Pacific: +2.6%;
      • French overseas territories: +1.4%;
  • Aircraft movements: 524,164, -1.5%. [more - original PR]