Oct 25 (Reuters) - Vinci posted a sharp rise in third-quarter revenue on Tuesday, with the French infrastructure group citing continued recovery in airport passenger numbers and motorway traffic.

Europe's biggest construction and concessions company posted quarterly revenue of 16.70 billion euros ($16.65 billion), up 26% from a year earlier. ($1 = 1.0032 euros) (Reporting by Juliette Portala Editing by David Goodman )