ACI reports pax growth of 5%, airfreight up 1% in May-2016

Airports Council International (ACI) reported (16-Jun-2016) the following traffic highlights in May-2016:

• Passenger numbers: +4.6% year-on-year;
• • Domestic: +5.2%;
  • International: +4.1%;
• Cargo volume: +0.6%;
• • Domestic: +0.9%;
  • International: +0.5%. [more - original PR]

ACI: "With the backdrop of sluggish global trade growth, global air freight markets painted a less optimistic picture. While the industry was vulnerable to the macroeconomic context, it was also competing with other modes of delivery as freight load factors continued to exhibit weakness." Source: Company statement, 18-Jul-2016.