Aeroports De Paris April Passenger Traffic Up

French airport group Aeroports de Paris has handled 7.4 million passengers in April 2008, an increase of 0.8%, compared to April 2007.

The passengers handled were divided up between 5.2 million passengers for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport and 2.2 million passengers for Paris-Orly airport. Traffic figures for April 2008 were marked by a measured increase on European and international routes while domestic traffic recorded a slight decrease of 1.6%.

The European traffic grew by 1.5%. Traffic on Schengen routes increased by 2.3%, and traffic on 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. The passenger load factor reached 74.24% in April 2008, compared with 77.22% in April 2007.