ACI EUROPE reports pax traffic up 6.8% in Jun-2011
ACI EUROPE reports passenger traffic up 6.8% - traffic highlights in Jun-2011:
- Passenger numbers: +6.8%;
- Aircraft movements: +1.5%;
- Air cargo: -4.6%.
Highlights from 1HY2011:
- Passenger numbers: +9.5%;
- Aircraft movements: +6.2%;
- Air cargo: +4.8%.
Europe's strongest performing airports in Jun-2011 include Ohrid (+65.7%), Hammerfest (+39.7%), Venice (+39.5%), Tallinn (+34.2%), Brindisi (+32.5%), Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (+26.9%), Barcelona (+23.0%) and Izmir (+19.7%).
ACI EUROPE: "The first semester has once again proven the resilience of passenger demand in Europe, with air traffic significantly outperforming economic growth - even after discounting the impact of the April 2010 volcanic ash crisis. June passenger traffic remains in line with preceding months, but the sudden dip in freight traffic is a worrying development. While it probably reflects the impact of higher fuel costs and company destocking taking place in many sectors against a background of weakening business activity in Europe and the US, it also points to the risk of decreasing passenger demand in the coming months." Olivier Jankovec, Director General. Source: ACI EUROPE, 05-Aug-2011.
ACI EUROPE: "At the moment, the air traffic outlook remains exposed to a string of negative factors. Sovereign debt crises in Europe are anything but resolved, casting an ever growing shadow on a fragile European economy. US debt woes are only adding to the equation, together with a possible economic slowdown in China and the risk of overheating in other emerging markets." Olivier Jankovec, Director General. Source: ACI EUROPE, 05-Aug-2011.