Christchurch domestic pax traffic up 2.6% 2010

New Zealand's Christchurch International Airport reports passenger traffic up 1.5% - traffic highlights in 2010:

• Passenger numbers: 6.0 million, +1.5%;
  • Domestic: 4.4 million, +2.9%;
  • International: 1.6 million, -2.1%.

Australia is its largest source of visitors, followed by New Zealand, UK, US and Japan.

Highlights in Dec-2010 include:

• Passenger numbers: -1.7%;
  • Domestic: 374,693, -1.4%;
  • International: 149,501, -2.1%.