Copenhagen Airport pax up 11.3%; Zurich Airport cargo traffic on the rise

• Passenger numbers: 2.2 million, +11.3% year-on-year;
  • International: 2.0 million, +10.1%;
  • Domestic: 200,255, +26.3%;
• Aircraft movements: 21,321, +7.1%

Germany's Fraport (-2.1%) announced its passenger numbers rose by 11.7% year-on-year in Jul-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 10.5 million, +11.7% year-on-year;
  • Frankfurt: 5.3 million, +7.8%;
• Cargo volume: 215,610 tonnes, +19.2%;
  • Frankfurt: 191,480 tonnes, +20.1%;
• Aircraft movements: 79,658, +8.5%;
  • Frankfurt: 42,028, +3.9%.

Switzerland's Zurich Airport (-2%) reported the following traffic highlights in Jul-2010:

• Passenger numbers: 2.3 million, +5.8% year-on-year;
• Cargo volume: 35,435 tonnes, +27.1%;
• Aircraft movements: 24,850, +5.4%

See related CAPA profile: Traffic and capacity

The airport also reported the following commercial developments in Jul-2010:

• Commercial revenue*^: EUR32.4 million, +7.2% year-on-year;
  • Airside: +6.7%;
  • Landside: +7.9%;
• Revenue per departing passenger: EUR28.7, +1.3%;
  • Airside: +0.8%;
  • Landside: +1.9%.

*Based on the conversion rate at EUR1 = CHF1.36
^Retail, duty free and F&B

See related CAPA profile: Financial results

Meanwhile, European airports continued a downward trend with shares in Aeroporto di Firenze (-2.3%) and Hochtief (-4%) down.

Selected airports daily share price movements (% change): 11-Aug-2010

Source: Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation & Yahoo! Finance