German airports pax down 1%, cargo up 1% in Mar-2013; 40.4 million pax in 1Q2013

Germany's Airports Association (ADV) reported (29-Apr-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• Mar-2013:
  • Passenger numbers: 15.5 million, -1.1% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 3.7 million, -11.7%;
    • Europe: 8.8 million, +2.5%;
    • Other: 3.0 million, +3.7%;
  • Cargo volume: 389,907 tonnes, +1.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: 158,195, -9.6%;
• Three months ended 31-Mar-2013:
  • Passenger numbers: 40.4 million, -2.7%;
    • Domestic: 10.2 million, -10.2%;
    • Europe: 22.1 million, stable;
    • Other: 8.0 million, +0.6%;
  • Cargo volume: 1.0 million tonnes, +0.3%;
  • Aircraft movements: 434,393, -9.0%.