Zurich Airport pax up 3%, cargo up 4% in Sep-2012. LCC pax down 5%

Switzerland's Zurich Airport passenger numbers up 3% - traffic highlights for Sep-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 2.3 million, +2.8% year-on-year;
  • Europe: 1.8 million, +1.2%;
  • Intercontinental: 494,757, +9.2%;
    • North America: 195,646, +11.2%;
    • Asia Pacific: 215,794, +12.8%;
    • Africa: 67,096, -3.6%;
    • Latin America: 16,221, +0.7%;
• Cargo volume: 36,885 tons, +3.9%;
  • Freight: 34,185, +4.0%;
  • Mail: 2700, +1.7%;
• Aircraft movements: 23,577, -4.0%;
  • Europe: 17,668, -3.6%;
  • Intercontinental: 2584, +2.9%;
    • North America: 976, +4.6%;
    • Asia Pacific: 1100, +4.2%;
    • Africa: 432, -2.7%;
    • Latin America: 76, -1.3%. [more - original PR]

The airport also reported passenger numbers on traditional full-service carriers increased 3.4% year-on-year to 2.0 million while LCC passenger numbers fell 5.0% to 251,809.