Passenger traffic at the airports of Cape Verde has grown 5.6% over the first half of 2010, confirming a trend towards more dynamic in international activities (+6.1%) than in households (+5.3%). The number of aircraft movements increased by +1%, with records of +7.4% and -1.6% in the international at home. The cargo loaded and unloaded surpassed one million and 700 thousand pounds, an increase of +8.8% and +13% in the international and the domestic +6.3.
Airports in Cape Verde received 5.6% more passengers .

According to Jorge Santos, advisor of Communications and Marketing at ASA, Cape Verde's airports grew by 5.6% in the first half of 2010, over 38,826 passengers recorded in the same period of 2009. Ie a total of 726 279 (excluding transit passengers).

Sal still leads

Sal airport handled the largest number of passengers (254 674), of which 154 431 international (+3.1) and 100 243 households (-0.9%). The Beach has 219 618 passengers, with 94 112 international (-2.5%) and 125 506 households (+5.5%), while that of Boa Vista has positioned itself in third place with 120 224 passengers: 88 890 International (+30, 4%) and 31 334 households (+4.7%).

When accounted for transit passengers, the airport of Sal sum 187 889 (+3.4%) international, Boa Vista 101 896 (+27.6%) and Beach 94 199 (-3%). The group's charter airline TUI continues to generate the most traffic to Cape Verde with 104 591 passengers for the islands of Sal and Boa Vista. Secondly appears TACV Cape Verde Airlines with 83,291 passengers, followed by TAP Portugal with 54 907, Spa NEOS 21 315, SATA International with 19 811 and TAAG Angola Airlines in 7541, among others.

Portugal is the country that generates more traffic

Portugal was the country that more traffic shared with Cape Verde (95 968, +0.4%), with an increase in Boa Vista (11 939), +22.5, stagnation Beach (43 894) and 0.1% drop in Sal (40,135) -4%. In second place was England with 54,545 passengers, representing an increase of 40.3%. It should be noted that the island of Sal has absorbed most of this traffic (32 101), but with virtually zero increase, ie 0.3%.

Boa Vista continues to grow

Increased traffic from the United Kingdom was due mainly to the island of Boa Vista, which attracted 22,444 passengers, representing an increase of 226%. Then come Italy (26 071) -40.3, Germany (25,016) -2.2%, France (19 793) +117%, Senegal (13,438) -3%, USA / Boston (12 571), +2% Denmark (11 952), +105%, Spain (10 234) +44%, Belgium (7969), -13%, Brazil / Fortaleza (6138) -3%, Angola (5673), +26%, Czech Republic (3031) , +100%, Guinea-Bissau (2066), Hungary (2017) +68%, among others.

Most passengers from Italy went to the island of Sal (23 121), representing 88.6% of total) and the remaining 2950 (11.4%) preferred the island of dunes. Passengers from Germany also demanded the salt in excess (17 274, corresponding to 69% of total), while 7772 (31%) had Boa Vista as a destination. Passengers from France, transported by Air Mediterranee, XLAirwaysFrance and TACV and were distributed in the islands of Boa Vista (5527), Sal (5353) and Santiago (4527).

Praia leads domestic traffic

The International Airport of St. Peter, opened the December 22, 2009, handled a total of 2,708 international passengers during the first half of 2010 and has transported 2,070 passengers TACV from Lisbon, Boston (348) and Paris (150) are the other airports source of the passengers who disembarked at Mindelo. The remaining 140 passengers came to international business travel.

Passenger traffic grew in all domestic airports in the country, continuing to lead the Beach with 119,018, followed by Salt (97 194), St. Vincent (78 978), Boa Vista (29 933) and Fire (26 639).

ASA on line

By registering in June 2010 a growth of +3.4% - in the context of a market influenced by changes in the national airport network, reconfiguration and relocation of traffic lanes - the ASA is in line with data from the Airports Council International (ACI), which indicates a growth of 5% worldwide, with 7.5% Africa 2.5% Europe, 1.8% in North America and 12.7% in South America / Caribbean.

As for the movement of aircraft, airports increased by 1%, with more say in international business (+7.4%) and drop in the domestic (-1.6%). Noted the significant increases and impacts of international movements in Sal (+11.3%) and Boavista (+20.7%), while the aerodrome of Fire led in terms of growth rate of domestic movements (+29.1 %).

Moving loads

The movement of air cargo increased significantly at the airports of Cape Verde in the second quarter year (+23.5%) in the first half reached the figure of over one million and 700 thousand pounds, an increase of 8.8%. Apart from the airfield in May (-15.3%), all airports and airfields in the country had positive results. And here one must note the intense activity known within the international cargo, which grew by 13%.

Already the global movement of the post fell to 170.689 tonnes, representing a decrease of -24.2%. The airports of Boa Vista (+43.7%) and May (+19.7%) were the only ones who had positive results.

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