Sydney Airport passenger numbers up in MayPUBLISHED: 20 Jun 2011 09:47:22 | UPDATED: 20 Jun 2011 10:06:07PRINT EDITION: 20 Jun 2011
Passenger traffic at Sydney Airport in May was up 4.2 per cent on the same month last year, with particular growth in international travel.
The airport's majority owner MAp Group said on Monday the number of international travellers that used Sydney airport in May was 853,000, up 7.8 per cent on May 2010.
Domestic passengers totalled 1.96 million, up three per cent on the previous corresponding period.
MAp said international traffic increased as a result of continued growth in the number of Australians travelling abroad, plus more travellers to Australia from markets including China, Malaysia and Thailand.
Passenger traffic at MAp's other airports in Europe also rose in May, the company said in a statement.