TRAFFIC
ACI Asia-Pacific & Middle East today released a comprehensive assessment of the operational and economic impact of the ongoing military conflict in the Gulf on regional aviation infrastructure in Middle East, and it doesn’t make pretty reading. Its assessment, which covers the two-month period from the conflict’s onset through 30 April 2026, reveals that during […]
A total of 33,494,009 passengers (+3.6%) passed through Aena Group’s global airport network last month. The total means that 114.7 million passengers used its network of 46 airports and two heliport’s in the first four months of 2025 – 3.7% more than in the corresponding period a year ago. Its airports also handled 994,719 aircraft […]
London’s Heathrow Airport experienced a 5% decline in passenger numbers in April, which it attributes to the ongoing impact of the conflict in the Middle East on some markets and short-term adjustments to travel plans. The airport handled 6.7 million passengers, 38,496 aircraft movements (-4.6%) and 129,912 tonnes of cargo (+1%) during the month. However, […]
Demand to fly in and out of Ireland continues to grow, with Dublin Airport set to welcome around 11 million passengers over the upcoming busy summer months – around 2% more than travelled last summer. Through the peak summer months of June, July and August, Dublin Airport is expecting more than 3.5 million passengers each […]
Swedavia is reporting favourable monthly statistics for April with traffic up by 5% across its 10 Swedish airports. Domestic travel increased by 4% during the month and international air travel by 5% despite the ongoing uncertainty over events in the Middle East. Although performance varied locally between its airports, nearly all – with the exception […]
Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport (BLA) recorded a year of strong and sustained growth in FY2025–26, handling 44.47 million passengers and 532,000 tonnes of cargo. Operator, BIAL, attributed the continued momentum across both segments down to a surge in international passenger numbers, steady domestic demand, and strengthening cargo operations. International traffic led the growth, rising 23.9% […]
TAV Airports has announced €361 million consolidated revenue for the first quarter of 2026, during which time it saw passenger numbers rise by 7% across its global airport network. The company welcomed 10.4 million international and 8.6 domestic passengers across its portfolio of airports between January 1 and March 31. CEO, Serkan Kaptan, enthused: “The […]
More than 74 million passengers passed through the VINCI Airports network in Q1 2026, representing a 1.5% increase compared to the same period in 2025. The performance, notes the global airport operator, highlights the resilience and geographical diversity of the network in a context marked by geopolitical disruptions. While the conflict in the Middle East and tensions […]
Hong Kong International Airport was today officially confirmed as the world’s busiest cargo hub in 2025 based on the 5.07 million tonnes of freight handled across the gateway last year. The airport has topped ACI World’s annual global cargo rankings – the 2025 results being released earlier today – every year since 2010 with the […]
ACI World today revealed the top 10 airport rankings for passengers, cargo and aircraft movements in 2025, confirming that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the busiest passenger gateway on the planet, and still the only hub handling more than 100 million travellers per annum. The top five busiest airports for passenger traffic is completed by […]
London’s Heathrow Airport experienced a 10% spike in transfer passengers last month as airlines and passengers adapted to airspace closures across the Middle East. However, while it has temporarily absorbed demand from elsewhere, the UK hub points out that its growth remains slower than man EU competitors as its runway slots are full. The airport […]
The upward traffic trend in Sweden continued In March, with close to 2.6 million passengers passing through Swedavia’s ten airports. In total, air travel increased by just over 5% compared to March 2025 as demand grew for both international and domestic air travel. As a result, international travel registered a 5% increase over the same […]
