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Movement of passengers at national airports reached record values in the 1st half of 2024
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Movement of passengers at national airports reached record values in the 1st half of 2024 Air Transport Flash Statistics - June 2024
13 August 2024

Summary

In June 2024, 6.7 million passengers and 20.3 thousand tonnes of freight and mail were handled at national airports, corresponding to year-on-year variations of +5.6% and +13.4%, respectively, compared with June 2023.

During the first half of 2024 there were historic monthly highs of passengers at national airports. In June 2024, there was a daily average of nearly 113 thousand passengers disembarked, 5.5% higher value than the one registered in June 2023 (107.0 thousand).

In the first half of 2024, the number of passengers handled increased by 5.2% and the movement of freight and mail increased by 13.2%.

The United Kingdom was the main country of origin and destination of flights, having recorded increases in the number of disembarked (+2.5%) and embarked (+2.9%) passengers compared with the same period of 2023. France and Spain ranked 2nd and 3rd as the main countries of origin and destination.

Consult the information on the Interactive Platform (available only in Portuguese).


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