SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 23-Nov-2021

November . 23 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 10/11 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Freight/mail handled at national airports Between January and September 2021: • The number of passengers handled at national airports decreased by 3.6% compared to the same period in 2020 and 66.1% compared to the same period in 2019; • The Lisboa airport handled 44.9% of all passengers (7.1 million) and registered a year-on-year decrease of 8.8%; • France was the main country of origin and destination for passengers arriving in Portuguese airports: 1,196 thousand passengers disembarked (+3.0%) and 1,187 thousand embarked (+1.5%); • Cargo andmail handled at national airports increased by 29.1% year-on-year. Compared to the same period of 2019 there was a decrease of 12.0%; • The movement of goods at the Lisboa airport represented 68.7% of the total, reaching 91.8 thousand tonnes (+36.5% compared to the same period last year). In the remaining airports, it increased by 15.3%. More information is available at Air transport flash statistics – September 2021 (19 November 2021) 0 (t) 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 20,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 2020 2021