SYNTHESIS INE@COVID-19, 25 Oct-2021

October . 25 . 2021 SYNTH SIS IN @ COVID-19 www.ine.pt page 2/7 Communication Unit | tel: +351 21 842 61 10 | sci@ine.pt Aircraft landed at national airports Passengers movement at national airports Freight/mail handled at national airports Between January and August 2021: • The number of passengers handled at national airports decreased by 9.2% compared to the same period in 2020 and 70.1% compared to the same period in 2019; • The Lisboa airport handled 44.9% of all passengers (5.5 million) and registered a decrease of 22.3%; • France was the main country of origin and destination for passengers arriving in Portuguese airports: 983.5 thousand passengers disembarked (-5.3%) and 936.6 thousand embarked (-8.2%); • Cargo andmail handled at national airports increased by 28.3% year-on-year. Compared to the same period of 2019 there was a decrease of 12.9%; • The movement of goods at the Lisboa airport represented 68.2% of the total, amounting to 79.7 thousand tonnes (+34.6% compared to the same period last year). The remaining airports increased by 16.5%. More information is available at: Air transport flash statistics – August 2021 (19 October 2021) 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 (No.) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 2020 2021 (10 3 ) 2019 2020 2021 0 1,750 3,500 5,250 7,000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec (t) 2019 2020 2021 0 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