ACI-Europe reports 6% fall in 2009 pax numbers

ACI-Europe reports (22-Feb-2010) the following traffic highlights in 2009:

• Dec-2009:
  • Passenger numbers: +2.2% year-on-year;
    • Group 1: +1.9%;
    • Group 2: +1.6%;
    • Group 3: +1.6%;
    • Group 4: +3.0%;
  • Cargo volume: +16.8%
• 2009:
  • Passenger numbers: -5.9% year-on-year;
  • Cargo volume: -13.1%. [more]

ACI EUROPE: "ACI EUROPE remains cautious about the outlook in 2010, in face of what appears to be a fragile economic recovery for Europe, significant structural changes in the aviation market and the prospect of further increases in security costs following the recent events of 25 December 2009," Source: ACI-EUROPE, 22-Feb-2010.