The French concessions, energy and construction conglomerate Vinci on Thursday reported higher traffic in May on its motorway intercity networks and also a rise in passenger traffic at Vinci Airports.
But for the first five months of fiscal 2026, motorway traffic dropped 1.8%, while passenger traffic grew 0.6%.
In the motorway segment, traffic rose 0.3% in May with light vehicle traffic up 0.8%, as the timing of the Ascension and Pentecost weekends which fell in May this year versus May-June and June in 2025, respectively, offset the impact of higher fuel prices, particularly diesel.
Heavy vehicle traffic fell 2.7%, hit by two fewer working days compared with May 2025.
In the airport segment, passenger traffic across Vinci Airports' network rose 0.1% year-on-year in May.
A 3% growth in Portugal, 8.8% rise in Serbia, and 7.3% growth in Hungary, among others, offset a 13% drop in the United States, 7.3% decline in Japan, 18% drop in Cambodia, and a 0.7% decline in the United Kingdom.
Commercial air traffic movements, or ATMs, across the network fell 1.5% year-on-year in May, mainly on declines in the US, Japan, and Cambodia. This was partly offset by growth in many other regions, including Cabo Verde, Costa Rica, and Hungary.
For the 5-month period ended May, VINCI Airports' ATMs dropped 1.8%.
