September was the best month for airports in 2010, according to the Airports Council International traffic statistics report, showing 9% growth; that brings the total global traffic growth for the first nine months of the year to 6.5%.
The Middle East had growth of 20%, followed by Latin America Caribbean at 15.5%. International traffic at 10.5% growth was higher than domestic traffic at 7.5% growth, especially in North America; there, international traffic at 7.5% grew more than double over domestic, which was 3.6%. The third quarter of 2010 had the most growth, at 7.5% overall, with 9.5% international and 6% domestic.
The earlier Ramadan, in August, helped increase traffic in the Middle East, which had increases of 14% and 20% in international traffic, respectively. Large international hubs had the highest amount of growth, including Heathrow, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Dubai, Shanghai Pudong, Munich, Singapore, Incheon, Sao Paulo and Moscow Sheremetjevo. Brazil, China and Germany also saw economic growth numbers, with strong business activity and consumer confidence in emerging and export-oriented markets.
The freight sector saw an expansion of 11.5%, down from its peak of 28% in May. It grew 15% for the third quarter, compared with 24% in the first two quarters.
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