Zurich Airport announces 4% increase in Feb-2012 pax, cargo up 5%. Turnover up 8%

Switzerland's Zurich Airport passenger numbers up 4.4% - traffic highlights for Feb-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 1.7 million, +4.4% year-on-year;
  • Europe: 1.3 million, +3.5%;
  • Intercontinental: 384,260, +7.6%;
    • North America: 112,330, +0.2%;
    • Asia Pacific: 203,778, +8.4%;
    • Africa: 51,556, +31.1%;
    • Latin America: 16,596, -6.1%;
  • Full service carriers: 1.5 million, +4.3%;
  • Low-cost carriers: 182,529, +3.9%;
• Cargo volume: 37,732 tons, +4.9%;
  • Freight: 34,942, +4.1%;
  • Mail: 2790, +15.2%;
• Aircraft movements: 20,064, -2.0%;
  • Europe: 15,209, -0.9%;
  • Intercontinental: 2268, +8.1%;
    • North America: 794, +1.9%;
    • Asia Pacific: 1085, +12.9%;
    • Africa: 314, +12.9%;
    • Latin America: 75, -6.3%;
  • Full service carriers: 15,751, +0.7%;
  • Low cost carriers: 1600, -4.0%.

Commercial highlights include:

• Total turnover: CHF36.4 million (USD39.6 million), +7.6%;
  • Airside: +12.0%;
  • Landside: +2.8%.
• Total turnover per departing passenger: CHF43.0 (USD46.8 million), +3.1%;
  • Airside: +7.3%;
  • Landside: -1.5%.