Osaka Kansai Airport pax up 17%, cargo down 8% in Dec-2012; handles 16 million pax in 2012

Japan's Osaka Kansai International Airport passenger numbers up 17% - traffic highlights:

• Dec-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 1.3 million, +17% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 430,959, +59.1%;
    • International: 894,460, +4.5%;
  • Cargo volume: 58,809 tons, -8.2%;
    • Domestic: 2583, -27.4%;
    • International: 56,226, -7.1%;
  • Aircraft movements: 10,952, +20.3%;
    • Domestic: 3928, +61.1%;
    • International: 7029, +5.4%;
• 2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 16.1 million, +19%;
  • Cargo volume: 701,534 tons, -3%;
  • Aircraft movements: 124,025, +17%.