CAPA > Aviation News > Rome Fiumicino Airport announces 0.1% increase in Dec-2011 pax, cargo down 11%

Italy's Rome Fiumicino Airport passenger numbers up 0.1% - traffic highlights for Dec-2011:

• Passenger numbers: 2.7 million, +0.1% year-on-year;
  • Domestic: 984,904, -1.0%;
  • International: 1.7 million, +1.7%;
• Cargo volume: 12,282 tonnes, -11.3%;
• Aircraft movements: 23,692, -7.0%;
  • Domestic: 9348, -12.0%;
  • International: 14,326, -3.4%.

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