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Million passengers less abroad

2009: 3,2 Million passengers less abroad

Wiesbaden (ots) – 2009 undertook 67,2 Million passengers a
Journey abroad; these were 3,2 Million fewer passengers (-
4,5%) than a year ago. This decrease is more than twice as
high as the largest ever losing year 2002 (- 1,5 Million
Passengers), as the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) at the
International Tourism Fair (ITB) reported in Berlin.

On the Mediterranean islands, the most important tourist region in the
Flights from Germany, traveled 6,0 Million passengers. In
Compared to the year 2008 however, went on nearly all islands and
Island groups, the passengers back: The Balearic Islands, to
nearly two thirds of all air travel to the Mediterranean islands
account, were from 5,5% fewer passengers fly. The
Services on the Greek islands increased by 4,0% ab. Sicily
recorded a decrease of 6,6%, Sardinia was among the passengers
however, an increase of 6,7% achieve.

Total traveled 51,5 Million passengers in Europe
Abroad, half of Total (50,8%) to Spain, Italy, in
die Türkei, Greece, Poland, Sweden and Portugal. In this
Countries received a total passenger numbers at 4,9% back. After
Differentiated continents, the number of passengers in Europe
Abroad – 5,0% More than most in intercontinental traffic (-
2,8%).

Other results for the single European aviation
Destination countries as well as intercontinental traffic can be a
Interactive Atlas will be presented cartographic. This atlas
can be reached via the following link:
http://ims.destatis.de / aviation / Default.aspx

A table provides the online version of this press release
under www.destatis.de.

For more information please call:
Lothar Fiege,
Phone: (0611) 75-2391,
E-Mail: luftverkehr@destatis.de

Queries to the above contacts or:
Federal Statistical Office
E-Mail: anna-maria.scheuermann@destatis.de


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