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Movement of passengers at airports increased by 2.1%
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Air Transport Flash Statistics
Movement of passengers at airports increased by 2.1% - April 2026
15 June 2026

Summary

In April 2026, 6.6 million passengers and 22.0 thousand tonnes of freight and mail were handled at national airports, corresponding to year-on-year variations of +2.1% and +3.2%, respectively (+4.3% and -0.01%, in the previous month, in the same order).

In that month, there was a daily average of 111.8 thousand passengers disembarked, higher than the 109.9 thousand recorded in April 2025, which represents an increase of 1.7%.

Between January and April of 2026, the United Kingdom remained the main country of origin and destination of flights. France, Spain and Germany ranked 2nd, 3rd and 4th, respectively. Brazil completed the group of the top five countries of origin, and Italy the group of the top five countries of destination.

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