Traffic falls again at the main European airport hubs in May: Downturn erasing last year's gains

Between them, London Heathrow, Paris Charles De Gaulle and Frankfurt International airports handled more than 180 million passengers in 2008. However, the traffic growth at these airports witnessed over 2008 has been erased by the global economic downturn. After a brief spike in March and April, caused by the late Easter, the latest May traffic reports indicates a return to the deep contractions in demand.