BAA airports pax up 1%, cargo stable in Jun-2012; handles record 47.4 million pax in 1H2012

UK's BAA passenger numbers up 1% - traffic highlights:

• Jun-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 9.1 million, +0.7% year-on-year;
  • Cargo volume: 144,295 tonnes, +0.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: 70,064, -1.8%;
• Six months ended 30-Jun-2012:
  • Passenger numbers: 47.4 million, +1.4%;
  • Cargo volume: 837,401 tonnes, -1.2%;
  • Aircraft movements: 403,832, -0.1%.

The airport operator also reported the following top markets:

• UK and Channel Islands: 1.1 million, -3.1%;
• Ireland: 338,900, -0.9%;
• European scheduled: 3.9 million, -0.1%;
• European charter: 275,600, -2.8%;
• North Atlantic: 1.7 million, +3.4%;
• Other long-haul: 1.8 million, +3.5%. [more - original PR]