Sydney Airport
(ASX:SYD) saw the number of passengers through its Airport grow 2.4 per cent in May, compared to the same month last year (2018), fuelled by US and Asian travellers.
International passengers soared 6.3 per cent to 1.3 million passengers. While domestic passengers grew by 0.3 per cent to 2.2 million passengers.
Sydney Airport’s CEO Geoff Culbert says international passenger strength in May came on the back of bolstered demand, with an increase across most destinations.
The largest overseas passenger growth came from Malaysia (up 15.3 per cent), while US passengers surged 14.5 per cent and Chinese passengers (including Hong Kong) rose 13.6 per cent in May 2019.
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