TRAFFIC
A total of 1.9 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in January 2025 – a healthy 14% rise on the same month a year ago. The Danish gateway notes that the upturn shows that the appetite for travel is still strong, and a growing number of Danes are going on or contemplating taking city breaks. […]
Singapore Changi Airport handled 67.7 million passengers in 2024, up 14.8% on 2023 and less than 1% down on pre-COVID 2019 traffic levels. Aircraft movements, totalled 366,000 in 2024, up 11.5% compared to 2023. A total of 1.99 million tonnes airfreight throughput was recorded in the year, surpassing 2023’s level by 14.6%. In a busy […]
Traffic at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) saw robust growth in 2024 as the airport entered a new era of three-runway operation, with flight movements in December rose year-on-year by 12.5% to 33,550. It was close to pre-pandemic levels, with individual daily flight movements exceeding pre-pandemic level, setting new record high. In December 2024, year-on-year […]
OAG today unveiled its annual ranking of the world’s busiest airports for 2024 based on airline seat capacity. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) continues to lead as the world’s busiest global (international + domestic capacity) airport with 62.7 million seats. Capacity at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta has increased by 2% compared to 2023 but is still just […]
A few weeks into the new year, a number of European airports are reporting record traffic levels for 2024. They include London’s Heathrow Airport which handled an all-time high of 83.9 million, boosted by a record breaking December, during which it handled over seven million passengers, The annual total was an impressive three million more […]
Qatar’s gateway to the world, Hamad International Airport (DOH), handled 52.7 million passengers last year – a healthy 15% increase on 2023. Aircraft movements also rose to 279,000, marking an 10% year-on-year increase, while a total of 2.6 million tonnes of cargo handled, a rise of 12% compared to the previous year. Additionally, the airport […]
HK Express Airways (HK Express) has launched Hong Kong’s first direct service to Mount Fuji Shizuoka Airport (FSZ) in Japan. The new destination, the airline’s tenth in Japan, is expected to prove popular with budget travellers. “As Hong Kong’s only low-cost carrier, HK Express is dedicated to providing affordable fares so that adventurous travellers can […]
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 4.6 million passengers in November, a slight 1% increase on the same month a year ago. Compared to pre-crisis levels, passenger traffic at FRA was still about 8.4% below the figure seen in November 2019. Cargo throughput in Frankfurt grew by 2.4% year-on-year to 178,355 tonnes in the month under […]
Halifax Stanfield International Airport’s pivotal role in Nova Scotia’s economy is underscored in a new report revealing that the airport generated over C$4.2 billion in economic impact in 2023, a 24% increase from 2022. The latest figures cement its status as a key driver of local and regional employment, tourism, trade, and prosperity. “These impressive […]
Hong Kong International Airport handled 4.55 million passengers and 31,625 flight movements in October, increases of 21.3% and 20.3% respectively on the corresponding month a year ago. According to operator, Airport Authority Hong Kong, “traffic growth remains steady in all passenger segments”. Hong Kong residents, visitors, as well as transfer and transit passengers, experienced double-digit […]
San Diego International Airport today announced that KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) will become its seventh international airline. Beginning May 8, 2025, the airline will offer three weekly flights between San Diego and Amsterdam, Netherlands. “We are very pleased to have KLM join as the 19th carrier at SAN,” enthused Kimberly Becker, CEO and president […]
London Heathrow enjoyed its busiest ever October and London Stansted the busiest day in its history last month as traffic continues to rise in the UK. A total of 7.2 million passengers flew through Heathrow, helped by the half term peak, ensuring that the UK hub experienced its busiest ever October and sixth consecutive month […]
