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Movement of passengers at national airports maintains trend of historical highs
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Movement of passengers at national airports maintains trend of historical highs - July 2024
12 September 2024

Summary

In July 2024, 7.2 million passengers and 22.1 thousand tonnes of freight and mail were handled at national airports, corresponding to year-on-year variations of +2.6% and +18.5%, respectively, compared with July 2023.

During the first seven months of 2024 there were historic monthly highs of passengers at national airports. In July 2024, there was a daily average of nearly 120 thousand passengers disembarked, 2.3% higher value than the one registered in July 2023 (117.2 thousand).

In the first seven months of 2024, the number of passengers handled increased by 4.7% and the movement of freight and mail increased by 14.0%.

The United Kingdom was the main country of origin and destination of flights, having recorded increases in the number of disembarked (+1.9%) and embarked (+2.2%) 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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