For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of passengers on board Lisbon airport Values surpassed 2019, the record-breaking year. According to data released this Thursday by the Vinci Group Afghan National Army holds Airports In Portugal, in the last three months of 2022, 7.42 million passengers passed through Humberto Delgado Airport, up 0.6% over the same period in 2019.
In Porto the increase was 2.7%, in Faro 0.6%, in Madeira 37% and in the Azores 12%. national levelthe increase of 3.6% in the period under review was accompanied by a smaller increase in the number of aircraft, which was 1.6% (ie fewer aircraft, with more people).
Air traffic in Portugal was “particularly strong” in the fourth quarter in Portugal, the company explained in a statement, due to connections with France, Spain and the United Kingdom, driven by airlines. low cost such as Ryanair and EasyJet.
Looking at the full year, it appears that passenger traffic in Lisbon was 9.3% lower than in 2019, which rose to 5.8% nationwide.
Madeira, with a significant increase of 22% (to Enter Ryanair, at the end of March), and the Azores, with a 3.4% increase, bucked the national trend. In the case of Porto, there was a decrease of 3.6%, and in Faro it was a decrease of 9.3% compared to 2019.
Among the network of airports operated by da Vinci companies, only Portugal and Serbia (Belgrade Airport) have exceeded 2019 levels at the end of 2022. The group is also present in France, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Japan and Chile.
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