Zurich Airport pax down 1%, cargo stable in Dec-2012; handles 24.8 million pax in 2012

Switzerland's Zurich Airport passenger numbers down 1% - traffic highlights:

• Dec-2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 1.8 million, -0.8% year-on-year;
    • Full service carriers: 1.6 million, +2.2%;
    • Low-cost carriers: 152,554, -19.7%;
• • Cargo volume: 39,688 tons, -0.1%;
    • Freight: 35,849, -0.1%;
    • Mail: 3839, -0.4%;
  • Aircraft movements: 19,994, -4.4%;
    • Full service carriers: 16,379, -1.4%;
    • Low-cost carriers: 1256, -25.3%;
• 2012:
  
  • Passenger numbers: 24.8 million, +1.95;
    
    • Full service carriers: 21.7 million, +2.8%;
    • Low-cost carriers: 2.6 million, -5.1%;
  • Cargo volume:454,357 tons, +1.4%;
  • Aircraft movements: 270,027, -3.2%;
    
    • Full service carriers: 208,802, -1.1%;
    • Low-cost carriers: 20,874, -13.3%.