Despite Air Fare Increases Paris Airports See a Steady Growth in Traffic

Aéroports de Paris handled 7.4 million passengers in April 2008 (+0.8%) divided up between 5.2 million passengers for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (+1.1%) and 2.2 million passengers for Paris-Orly airport (+0.1%).

Traffic figures for April 2008 were marked by a measured increase on European and international routes while domestic traffic recorded a slight decrease (-1.6%). These changes can be explained by the spring holiday calendar. Indeed, the 2007 holidays took place in the sole month of April whereas, in 2008, they took place in April and May.

European traffic grew by 1.5%. Traffic on Schengen routes increased by 2.3%; the British and Irish markets decreased by 2%.

Traffic on the other international routes reached a 2.2% increase. The North and Latin American markets rose by 0.9%. The African market was down 1.2%. A 7.5% increase was recorded on routes to and from Asia and the Middle East.

Aircraft movements

The number of aircraft movements increased by 4.4% in April year on year (+4.7% at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and +3.9% at Paris-Orly). The passenger load factor reached 74.24% in April 2008 compared with 77.22% in April 2007.

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