In March 2024, 5.3 million passengers and 22.0 thousand tonnes of freight and mail were handled at national airports, corresponding to year-on-year variations of +8.1% and +14.6%, respectively, compared with March 2023.
At the beginning of 2024 there were still historic monthly highs of passengers at national airports. In March 2024, there was a daily average of 86.5 thousand passengers disembarked, a higher value than the one registered in March 2023 (80.0 thousand; +8.2%).
In the 1st quarter of 2024, the number of passengers handled increased by 5.9% and the movement of freight and mail increased by 13.6%.
France was the main country of origin and destination of flights, despite a decrease in the number of disembarked and embarked passengers compared with the same period of 2023 (-2.4%; -2.6%). The United Kingdom and Spain ranked 2nd and 3rd as the main countries of origin and destination.