Sydney Airport reports 8.6% rise in Apr-2010 domestic pax

MAp reports (20-May-2010) the following traffic highlights in Apr-2010:

• Passenger numbers:
  • Sydney Airport: 2.9 million, +6.4% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 2.0 million, +8.6%;
    • International: 879,000, +1.5%;
  • Copenhagen Airport: 1.3 million, -19.2%;
  • Brussels Airport: 1.2 million, -23%;
  • ASUR: 1.5 million, -0.9%. [more]

MAp: "April traffic was impacted by the closure of large parts of European space as a result of the volcanic ash cloud and the earlier timing of Easter on the pcp. Whilst Sydney has delivered a pleasing increase in passengers, owing to a particularly strong domestic performance, traffic at our European airports reflected the airports' closures over a five-day period. Brussels and Copenhagen have now returned to full operations and there is not expected to be a permanent impact on traffic", Ms Kerrie Mather, MAp Chief Executive Office. Source: Company statement, 20-May-2010.