Domestic transport volume fell 15.6pc to 39.6m tonnes and performance dropped 8.3pc to 3.02bn freight-tonne-kilometres. International transport volume fell 14.0pc to 20.0 tonnes and performance slipped 11.5pc to 8.5bn freight-tonne-kilometres. Both the domestic and international figures show that less freight was transported greater distances during the period, KSH noted. Road transport freight volume fell 14.9pc to 41.4m tonnes, as domestic volume dropped 16.4pc to 35.2mtonnes and international volume was down 5.5pc at 6.1m tonnes. In 2008, road transport freight volume climbed 6.3pc for the full year. Rail transport volume slid 11.1pc to 9.2m tonnes and performance was down 24.8pc at 1.7bn freight-tonne-kilometres. Long-distance transport service passenger numbers fell 5.8pc to 173.6m. Local transport service passenger numbers dropped 5.3pc to 533m. The number of passengers that used Ferihegy International Airport dropped 14pc to 1.46m and the number of flights was down 12pc at 24,000.