Airport traffic falls 5% in June as downturn flattens

World airport passenger traffic fell 5% in June compared to June 2008 to 262.3 million, which represented a slowing of the downward trend from May, when traffic was down 8% year-over-year, according to Airports Council International. International traffic declined 7.7% in June while domestic traffic dipped 2.5% based on data from airports participating in the association's passenger and freight "flash reports." For the first half of 2009, the corresponding decreases were 8% and 5.4% ...