European airports recover at different rates, share prices mixed

Shares in European airports and airport operators were mixed yesterday, with several listed companies releasing their Jun-2010 traffic reports. There are signs of a traffic recovery across airports in the region, with Frankfurt Airport pax up 7.0%, Copenhagen pax rising 9.3% and Rome Fiumicino pax jumping 9.2% for the month. Other airports including Zurich and London Heathrow are also improving, with pax gaining 3.1% and 0.1%, respectively, in Jun-2010.