Long-haul traffic buoys Parisian passenger growth in June

Aéroports de Paris passenger traffic climbed by +2.3% year-on-year in June to 7.5 million. Some 5.2 million passengers travelled through Paris Charles de Gaulle (+2.5%) with 2.3 million at Paris Orly (+1.7%).

International traffic (excluding Europe) grew by +5.1%. Except for Latin America (-2.5%) and the French Overseas Territories (-1.9%), all market sectors recorded varying growth rates: Africa +4.4%, North America +5.1%, the Middle East +12.6% and Asia Pacific +9.2%.

European traffic (excluding France) grew by +1.2%. Traffic within the Schengen area increased by +1.6%. The combined UK and Ireland market dropped by -4%. Traffic within metropolitan France dropped by -0.8%.

The number of connecting passengers decreased by -2.1%, resulting in a transit rate of 22.5% (against 23.6% in June 2009).

For the first six months of the year passenger traffic decreased by -2.1% against the same period in 2009.