In this column, we bring you regular passenger traffic news bulletins from airports around the world, as the travel industry’s recovery continues apace. Check back on this page for all the latest updates.
19 September
The three international airports operated by Flughafen Wien Group (Vienna, Malta and Kosice) served 3,578,491 passengers in August. It represented a rise in traffic of +61% against the same month of last year and 88% of the total recorded in August 2019.
2,768,009 passengers were welcomed at Vienna Airport, a rise of +56% compared to August 2021 and 87.8% of the pre-crisis level.
17 September
SWEDEN. The ten Swedish airports operated by Swedavia welcomed more than 2.8 million passengers in August, almost +90% measured against the same month of last year. However, the number stands -24% below pre-pandemic levels.
Of the 2,836,000 passengers recorded in the month, 2,163,000 were international and 673,000 were domestic. This represented annual increases of more than +100% for international travel and +60% for domestic travel.
15 September
GERMANY. Frankfurt Airport welcomed 5.2 million passengers in August, and although down -24.9% against the same month of 2019, hit a new monthly high since the start of the pandemic. The rise against last year was +54.1%, which operator Fraport said was driven by an ongoing high demand for holiday flights.
The airports in Fraport’s international portfolio also continued to benefit from the recovery in passenger demand.
Slovenia’s Ljubljana Airport welcomed 122,667 passengers in August (+67.9 against the same month of 2021), while Peru’s Lima Airport registered some 1.8 million passengers in the reporting month (+58.5% against 2021).
At Fraport’s 14 Greek regional airports, 5,998,416 passengers were welcomed overall in August. As a result, combined traffic figures for these airports continued to surpass pre-crisis levels, growing by +9.4% compared to August 2019.
More detail on the performance of these airports, and others in the Fraport portfolio, can be seen in the table below.
DENMARK. Copenhagen Airport narrowly topped 7 million passengers across the key summer months of June, July and August. In August, the airport welcomed 2,328,339 incoming and outgoing passengers, which means that eight out of ten travellers have returned compared to pre-COVID figures.
The recovery of traffic towards pre-COVID levels is mainly happening on the European routes, operator Copenhagen Airports noted. Spain tops the list of the most popular destinations, with 668,516 passengers departing to the country during the three summer months, corresponding to a decrease of just over -3% compared to 2019 levels.
Passengers departing to Greece (415,500) and Turkey (398,488) over the June-August period stood at +10% and +11% respectively compared to 2019.
“It was a busy summer at Copenhagen Airport, and it’s been great to see the terminals teeming with life and excited holiday-bound travellers. Clearly, a great many people have longed to start travelling again, and most of our travellers were bound for sunny getaways,” said Copenhagen Airports Chief Commercial Officer Peter Krogsgaard.
15 September
JORDAN. Airport International Group (AIG) has reported that Queen Alia International – the airport serving Jordan’s capital city, Amman – has welcomed 5,139,090 passengers (PAX) during the first eight months of 2022.
The number marks a +103.9% surge and -16.6% decline against 2021 and 2019 figures, respectively.
In August, the 942,286 passengers recorded show a +41.6% growth against the 2021 number, and -10.5% behind the same month of 2019.
AIG CEO Nicolas Claude said: “While our August traffic statistics point towards some improvements, thanks partly to increased travel during the Eid and summer holidays, the numbers remain below those of 2019.”
He added: “Nevertheless, we at Airport International Group will continue to work towards expanding QAIA’s destination and airline networks, while further bolstering our customer service levels, to maintain passenger satisfaction and promote enhanced traffic at Jordan’s prime gateway to the world.”
Read August’s Passenger Traffic Monitor column here.
Read July’s Passenger Traffic Monitor column here.
