German air traffic up despite disruptions

It said departures to other European countries,which accounted for 54 million passengers,were up by 5.2 percent. Departures to the U.S. rose by 4.1 percent to 4.7 million,and 10.1 percent more passengers,or 6.9 million,traveled from Germany to Asia.

An eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano in April virtually brought European air traffic to a standstill for several days,stranding millions of passengers.