MAp Group Ltd
(ASX:MAP) has reported an increase in traffic across its airports, including a 12.3% hike in passenger numbers at its flagship Sydney Airport.
The company, formerly Macquarie Airports, says the increase in passengers was driven by a 20% rise in the number of US visitors.
CEO Kerrie Mather says the group’s airports are rapidly recovering from the global financial crisis, with double digit growth achieved at Sydney and Copenhagen.
Ms Mather says passenger numbers through Sydney Airport included a 31% hike in Chinese visitors, impacted by the later timing of the Chinese new year.
She says 2.7 million passengers passed through Sydney Airport in February, with greater numbers of visitors from France and New Zealand reported.
In Copenhagen, passenger numbers increased by 10.4% while at Brussels Airport, numbers rose by 4.9%.
MAp Group booked a loss of $572.7 million for calendar 2009.
