Zurich Airport pax down 1%, cargo up 5% in Nov-2012; revises down full-year growth guidance

Switzerland's Zurich Airport passenger numbers down 1% - traffic highlights for Nov-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 1.8 million, -0.6%;
  • Full service carriers: 1,621,742, +2.0%;
  • Low cost carriers: 155,816, -16.1%;
• Cargo volume: 38,092, +4.9%;
  • Freight: 34,923, +5.0%;
  • Mail: 3169, +3.6%;
• Aircraft movements: 20,382, -4.0%;
  • Full service carriers: 16,539, -1.3%;
  • Low cost carriers: 1322, -24.0%. [more - original PR - I] [more - original PR - II]

The airport revised (12-Dec-2012) its full-year passenger growth forecast from +2.5% to +2% and revenue forecast to be "at the lower end of the guided +4% to 5% in comparison to 2011" due to the development of passenger volume in the past weeks and as a result of the expected passenger figure for Dec-2012.