Côte d'Azur Airports: 8.5% increase in traffic in 2011

Nice Côte d’Azur Airport exceeds its historic 2007 traffic levels with 10.4 million passengers

Overall, international travel, which represents 60% of traffic, saw a greater increase (+9.8%), than national travel (+6.7%).

The recovery of all European traffic, with the exception of Ireland and Portugal, was demonstrated in particular with a figure of +12.3% for Scandinavian countries and +21.6% for the Netherlands.

The United Kingdom, which ended 2010 with variations of around -21% is looking better with traffic at +12.1%. However, due to the Arab Spring, North Africa experienced negative traffic levels overall (-7.4%) due to Tunisia (-13.1%).

Significant events in 2011:

• The unveiling of the noise and flight path monitoring system at Cannes Mandelieu Airport

• P6 Car Park: The new P6 car park near Terminal 2, offers 2,600 additional parking spaces. The total cost of the investment amounts to 33.5 million Euros.

• The Car Rental Center: This brings together vehicle rental companies in a single building with a total surface area of 60,000 m2 on an area of land of just 20,000 m2 and a €46M investment.

• Aerobridge 54: Aerobridge 54 and the associated international boarding lounge were opened on 23rd September for jumbo jets. In addition to the double telescopic aerobridge, the new building, which represents a total investment of €8.5M, includes a 1,500m2 international boarding lounge, another lounge at ground level for long-haul flights and a dedicated office area.

• The announcement of the opening of Air France and easyJet bases: Autumn saw the announcement of the opening of Air France and easyJet bases that will be operational in the spring. The two companies are proposing six and seven new destinations respectively from the Nice hub.

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