Airports Council International: Jan-2010 traffic shows strong start for the year

ACI PaxFlash and FreightFlash participants report a sustained growth pattern in January, following the positive results registered in December. Global airport passenger traffic rose by 6 percent in January 2010 compared to January 2009 and freight was up by a strong 25 percent A 12-month rolling comparison shows that the passenger traffic decline has narrowed to a -1.7 percent gap and freight to -4.5 percent, (comparison Jan 2009 -Jan 2110 over Jan 2008- Jan 2009).