San Francisco International Airport (SFO) reports that the Thanksgiving 2025 travel period was its busiest Thanksgiving on record, surpassing forecasts and exceeding pre-pandemic activity levels. From Thursday, November 20th through Monday, December 1st, SFO served over 1.8 million travellers, eclipsing the previous Thanksgiving record of 1.78 million set in 2019. “Record-breaking travel at SFO shows […]
Copenhagen Airport enjoyed its best ever November, handling 2.42 million passengers during the month, a rise of 11% on the same period a year ago. It notes that the growth was mainly driven by transfer traffic, with one in four passengers now changing flights in Copenhagen. “This year, the airlines have the largest winter traffic […]
Hong Kong International Airport handled 5.37 million passengers and 34,465 aircraft movements in October, representing year-on-year increases of 18% and 9.1% respectively. According to the gateway, traffic to and from Southeast Asia, Chinese Mainland and Taiwan recorded the most significant growth in the month. Robust growth was sighted in transfer and transit passengers, recording a […]
Global operator, Aena, handled 35 million passengers across its airport system spanning two continents in October. The total represented a 4.5% increase on the corresponding month a year ago as traffic across its 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport in the UK and 17 gateways in Brazil experienced a healthy upturn […]
A busy half-term getaway helped London Stansted record its busiest ever October, with a record 2.68 million passengers passing through its terminal during the month. High demand for family holidays and short breaks saw more than 920,000 passengers take to the skies during the half-term week alone. The week also saw the airport record its […]
The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has announced new record-breaking milestones in Saudi Arabia’s global connectivity performance, which has seen a continuous increase in passenger numbers and air connectivity. A total of 103.1 million passengers travelled via Saudi airports, while total flight movements reached 713,000, marking an increase of 9% and 5% respectively. The […]
Hamad International Airport (DOH) has achieved its busiest quarter yet, serving over 14.3 million passengers from July to September 2025, a solid year-on-year growth of 4.3%. The quarter’s highlight was a record-breaking August, which became the airport’s busiest month ever, welcoming over five million passengers. Without doubt, the performance reinforces DOH’s position as one of […]
Copenhagen Airport has recorded its busiest October on record, handling more than three million passengers last month. The autumn break prompted many Danes and southern Swedes to pack their bags and travel the world from Copenhagen, resulting in a total of 3.06 million passengers (+11%) passing through its facilities during the month. International passengers make […]
Record-busting passenger numbers continued at Cork and Dublin airports in October, with almost 3.6 million passengers going through the island’s two most popular hubs during the month. Numbers in October were boosted by a busy bank holiday weekend and mid-term period, as well as the Cork Jazz Festival. The month also saw strong numbers of […]
The records keep tumbling at London’s Heathrow Airport, which today reported its busiest ever September, handling 7.4 million passengers during the month. The UK hub notes that it remained Europe’s most punctual hub and reached a major milestone in global connectivity this summer, being named the most connected airport in the world for the third […]
Shannon Airport has recorded a significant surge in passenger traffic this summer, welcoming over 755,000 passengers across June, July, and August – a 16% increase compared to the same period in 2024. This impressive growth reflects the airport’s expanding route network of 36 services, including five, daily transatlantic flights. Popular hotspots such as Lanzarote, Malaga, […]
Global air travel is projected to reach 9.8 billion passengers for 2025 according to ACI World’s newly released World Airport Traffic Report (WATR). It notes that while international travel is driving growth, regional disparities and medium-term challenges signal a varied outlook. “Air travel is on track to reach 9.8 billion passengers in 2025, underscoring aviation’s […]
