27-Aug-2013 12:12 PM
German airports pax up 1% in 1H2013; international pax up, domestic pax down 6%
Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported (26-Aug-2013) passenger numbers at German airports fell 0.5% year-on-year to 47.7 million in 1H2013. International outbound traffic increased 1.4% to 36.4 million and domestic services fell 6.0% to 11.0 million, with the domestic decline rate surpassed only in 2002 (-8.3%) and 2009 (-7.4%) since 2000. Details include:
- Total airport passengers: 47.7 million, -0.5% year-on-year;
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- Domestic: 11.0 million, -6.0%;
- International: 36.4 million, +1.4%;
- Intercontinental: 8.4 million, +2.4%;
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- Asia: 3.5 million, +0.9%;
- America: 3.5 million, +3.3%;
- Africa: 1.4 million, +5.0%;
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- Egypt: 595,000, +1.1%;
- Australia/Oceania: 13,000, -37.5%. [more - original PR - German]