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CAPA > Aviation News > Rome Fiumicino Airport pax and cargo down 2% in Jun-2012. Handles 17.4 million pax in 1H2012

Italy's Rome Fiumicino Airport passenger numbers down 2% - traffic highlights:

• Jun-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 3.4 million, -1.7% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 1.1 million, -8.8%;
    • International: 2.3 million, +2.1%;
  • Cargo volume: 12,120 tons, -1.8%;
    • Domestic: 382, -22.8%;
    • International: 11,738, -1.0%;
  • Aircraft movements: 28,318, -2.7%;
    • Domestic: 10,960, -6.3%;
    • International: 17,358, -0.4%;
• Six months ended 30-Jun-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 17.4 million, -1.1%;
  • Cargo volume: 65,327 tons, -8.0%;
  • Aircraft movements: 150,806, -5.7%.

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