Colombia pax numbers up 13.9% in Dec-2012; up 14% to 25m in 2012

Colombia's Aeronáutica Civil announced (01-Feb-2012) passenger numbers increased 13.9% month-on-month in Dec-2012, to 2.3 million passengers, and 14.4% overall year-on-year in 2012, to 24.7 million passengers. Cargo movements increased 0.8% month-on-month in Dec-2012, to 61,900 tonnes, and 3.8% overall year-on-year in 2012, to 712,400 tonnes. Further traffic highlights include:

• Passenger traffic:
  • International passengers in 2012: 7.8 million, +11.7%;
  • Domestic passengers in 2012: 16.9 million, +15.7%;
• Cargo traffic:
  • International cargo in 2012: 568,600 tonnes, +3.6%;
  • Domestic cargo in 2012: 145,800 tonnes, +4.6%. [more - original PR - Spanish]