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Passenger numbers fell at Auckland International Airport last month, as the global economic crisis hit both international and domestic travel.
That was despite a 7 per cent increase in international flights compared with a year earlier, on the back of Pacific Blue's launch, and more weekends in November 2008.
The 19,632 decline in domestic passenger numbers was the first fall since April 2007, the airport company said.
Total international passengers were down by 13,562, despite an increase in New Zealand and Australian arrivals.
The airport, New Zealand's largest, has a strong balance sheet and solid fundamental income, but has said it is not immune to the effects of a global recession.
- NZPA
