Aéroports de Paris pax up 5% in Aug-2014

France's Aéroports de Paris passenger numbers up 5% - traffic highlights for Aug-2014:

• Passenger numbers: 9.3 million, +5.2% year-on-year;
• • France: -0.7%;
  • Europe: +8.4%;
  • Other international: +4.1%;
  • • Africa: +4.2%;
    • North America: +1.7%;
    • Latin America: +7.8%;
    • Middle East: +3.0%;
    • Asia Pacific: +10.9%;
    • French overseas territories: -1.0%;
• Aircraft movements: 62,935, +1.8%. [more - original PR]

The airport operator also noted (15-Sep-2014) a 1.6% increase in connecting passengers to 1.0 million for a connecting rate of 22.8%, down 0.6 ppt. Average seat load factor increased 1.5 ppt to 87.4%.