German airports pax up 1% in 1H2013; international pax up, domestic pax down 6%

Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported (26-Aug-2013) passenger numbers at German airports fell 0.5% year-on-year to 47.7 million in 1H2013. International outbound traffic increased 1.4% to 36.4 million and domestic services fell 6.0% to 11.0 million, with the domestic decline rate surpassed only in 2002 (-8.3%) and 2009 (-7.4%) since 2000. Details include:

• Total airport passengers: 47.7 million, -0.5% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: 11.0 million, -6.0%;
  • International: 36.4 million, +1.4%;
  • • Europe: 28.0 million, +1.1%;
    • • Spain: 5.0 million, +1.5%;
      • Turkey: 2.9 million, +2.3%;
      • UK: 2.9 million, +1.7%;
      • Italy: 2.6 million, stable;
      • France: 1.7 million, -3.3%;
      • Austria: 1.6 million, -2.1%;
      • Switzerland: 1.5 million, -3.4%;
      • Russia: 1.0 million, +5.1%;
  • Intercontinental: 8.4 million, +2.4%;
  • • Asia: 3.5 million, +0.9%;
    • • UAE: 78,000, +15.3%;
      • China (including Hong Kong): 561,000, -2.1%;
      • Japan: 323,000, +1.4%;
    • America: 3.5 million, +3.3%;
    • • US: 2.4 million, +2.8%;
      • Canada: 405,000, +0.5%;
      • Brazil: 204,000, +0.3%;
    • Africa: 1.4 million, +5.0%;
    • • Egypt: 595,000, +1.1%;
    • Australia/Oceania: 13,000, -37.5%. [more - original PR - German]