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Dusseldorf airport sets passenger record in 2009
13 Jan 2010
Dusseldorf airport has announced that it fared well during the economic crisis in 2009, setting a new record for passenger numbers in the second half of the year.
The hub revealed that the high level of traffic between July and December offset the lower figures that were recorded in the first six months.
Overall, 17.8m people passed through Dusseldorf International last year, while 214,000 aircraft took off and landed.
Christoph Blume, chief executive of the airport's management company, said the figures represent 'an outstanding result'.
He added: 'The decision to enlarge Dusseldorf International by means of a €200m (£179m) investment programme, making it the third German hub, has proven itself to be successful in the recession.
'Especially in the economic crisis we were able to almost offset decrease of German domestic traffic by growing transit traffic, a stable offer for the intercontinental traffic as well as still increasing numbers of Dutch passengers.'
Flights to the US proved particularly popular from Dusseldorf last year, with both Chicago and Miami seeing increases of nearly 40% in visitor numbers.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
The hub revealed that the high level of traffic between July and December offset the lower figures that were recorded in the first six months.
Overall, 17.8m people passed through Dusseldorf International last year, while 214,000 aircraft took off and landed.
Christoph Blume, chief executive of the airport's management company, said the figures represent 'an outstanding result'.
He added: 'The decision to enlarge Dusseldorf International by means of a €200m (£179m) investment programme, making it the third German hub, has proven itself to be successful in the recession.
'Especially in the economic crisis we were able to almost offset decrease of German domestic traffic by growing transit traffic, a stable offer for the intercontinental traffic as well as still increasing numbers of Dutch passengers.'
Flights to the US proved particularly popular from Dusseldorf last year, with both Chicago and Miami seeing increases of nearly 40% in visitor numbers.
Opodo cheap flights, hotels and car hire - let the journey begin!
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