Aeroports de Paris pax down 2% in Dec-2012, handles 88.8 million pax in 2012

France's Aeroports de Paris reported (15-Jan-2013) the following traffic highlights:

• Dec-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 6.7 million, -1.8% year-on-year;
    • France: -4.9%;
    • Europe: -1.3%;
    • Other international: -0.9%;
      • Africa: +0.9%;
      • North America: -3.0%;
      • Latin America: -4.9%;
      • Middle East: -2.2%;
      • Asia Pacific: +4.4%;
      • French overseas territories: -4.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: 56,576, -2.2%;
• 2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 88.8 million, +0.8%;
    • France: -1.7%;
    • Europe: +1.1%;
    • Other international: +1.7%;
      • Africa: +2.1%;
      • North America: -1.2%;
      • Latin America: +1.9%;
      • Middle East: +2.7%;
      • Asia Pacific: +5.1%;
      • French overseas territories: +1.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: 721,904, -1.8%.

The airport operator also reported a 0.9% decline in connecting passengers to 881,789 and a 0.1 ppt decline in seat load factor to 75.9% in Dec-2012.