BAA airports Mar-2012 pax up 4%, 23.4m pax in 1Q2012

UK's BAA passenger numbers up 4% - traffic highlights:

• Mar-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 8.6 million, +4.0% year-on-year;
    • UK and Channel Islands: 1.5 million, -2.6%;
    • Ireland: 358,500, -1.1%;
    • European scheduled: 3.6 million, +3.2%;
    • European charter: 118,700, +17.7%;
    • North Atlantic: 1.3 million, +13.6%;
    • Other long-haul: 1.8 million, +5.2%;
  • Cargo volume: 152,703 tonnes, +0.1%;
  • Aircraft movements: 76,343, -1.3%;
• Three months ended 31-Mar-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 23.4 million, +2.4%;
  • Cargo volume: 418,249 tonnes, -1.5%;
  • Aircraft movements: 217,579, -0.1%. [more - original PR]