FRANCE. Aéroports de Paris has reported a +5.5% increase in passenger traffic in January.
The two main Paris airports handled a total of 6.2 million passengers, including 4.3 million at Charles de Gaulle (+3.9%) and 1.9 million at Orly (+9.3%).
International traffic (excluding Europe) was up +2.5%. All destinations recorded an increase, except for Africa (-0.8%) and Latin America (-4.1%). Asia Pacific came first with a growth of +9.3%, followed by the Middle East (+5.0%), North America (+3.6%), and French Overseas Departments and Territories (+3.2%).
European traffic (excluding France) was up by +6.2%, boosted by Schengen traffic which increased by +7.1%. Great Britain and Ireland traffic grew by +1.7%.
Traffic within France showed a sharp increase of +10.9%.
The number of connecting passengers rose by +4.3%, coming in at 26.6% against 26.8% in January 2010.
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