Aéroports de Paris pax up 4% in Aug-2013; connecting pax up 7%

France's Aéroports de Paris reported (12-Sep-2013) the following traffic highlights for Aug-2013:

• Passenger numbers: 8.8 million, +4.4% year-on-year;
• • France: +2.3%;
  • Europe: +2.4%;
  • Other international: +7.3%;
  • • Africa: +7.4%;
    • North America: +6.6%;
    • Latin America: +6.5%;
    • Middle East: +11.4%;
    • French overseas territories: +7.5%;
• Aircraft movements: 61,812, -1.0%.

The airport operator also reported a 6.7% increase in connecting passengers to 1.0 million for a connecting rate of 23.4%, up 0.4 ppt. Average seat load factor also improved by 0.9 ppt to 85.9%.