World airport passenger traffic rose 6.9% in July compared to July 2009 to 342.2 million arriving and departing travelers, according to Airport Council International's latest PaxFlash traffic report. Domestic traffic climbed 4.5% to 174.6 million passengers while international traffic increased 9.5% to 165 million. Airfreight also continued its strong recovery, with total traffic up 17.9% to 5.8 million tonnes. International airfreight leaped 23.3% to 4 million tonnes and domestic freight rose 7.6% to 1.8 million tonnes.
World airport passenger traffic rose 6.9% in July compared to July 2009 to 342.2 million arriving and departing travelers, according to Airport Council International's latest PaxFlash traffic report. Domestic traffic climbed 4.5% to 174.6 million passengers while international traffic increased 9.5% to 165 million. Airfreight also continued its strong recovery, with total traffic up 17.9% to 5.8 million tonnes. International airfreight leaped 23.3% to 4 million tonnes and domestic ...
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