Frankfurt Airport (FRA) has welcomed some 2.9 million passengers in March 2022 – an increase of 217.9% compared to the same month last year. The lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions only gradually started in March 2021. In the reporting month, FRA benefited from increasing travel demand, particularly to holiday destinations inside and outside Europe. Compared
In March 2022, Finnair carried 614,500 passengers, which was 611.7% more than in March 2021. The number of passengers in March 2022 was 38.7% more than in February 2022 (month-on-month figures are not fully comparable as there were three fewer days in February). The COVID-19 impact, including the strict travel restrictions imposed by several countries
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) welcomed some 2.1 million passengers in February 2022 – a gain of 211.3% compared to the same month last year when demand dropped sharply due to travel restrictions. Frankfurt Airport’s demand recovery was still dampened by the rapid spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in February 2022. However, the lifting or easing
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the February update to its long-term forecast on air travel. It is now expected that 4 billion travellers will be flown, globally, in 2024 with any multi-sector connecting trips counting as one. That figure is approximately 103% of the total number of air travellers in 2019. While
Norwegian’s monthly traffic figures for December showed that more than 930,000 passengers flew with Norwegian. This represents a significant increase compared with the same month in 2020, however, the month of December was also strongly affected by government-imposed measures and restrictions. In December, Norwegian carried 931,917 passengers, compared with 129,664 in December 2020. The load
Finnair carried 602,700 passengers in December 2021, which was 551.4% more than in December 2020. The number of passengers in December 2021 was 23.8% more than in November 2021. The COVID-19 impact, including the strict travel restrictions imposed by several countries due to the Omicron variant, still affected all passenger traffic figures. It was particularly
During the 2021 summer operational season, Prague Airport handled over three-million passengers, representing a year-on-year increase of 213%. The offer of connections comprised a total of 123 destinations, operated by 51 air carriers. Over a third of passengers used the services of Smartwings airlines. Air Navigation Services of the Czech Republic, a state-owned enterprise, provided
In October, Finnair carried 433,300 passengers, which was 330.0% more than in October 2020. The number of passengers in October 2021 was 45.3% more than in September 2021. The COVID-19 impact, including the strict travel restrictions imposed by several countries, still affected all passenger traffic figures. It was particularly visible in the North Atlantic and
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released September 2021 data for global air cargo markets showing that demand continued to be well above pre-crisis levels and that capacity constraints persist. As comparisons between 2021 and 2020 monthly results are distorted by the extraordinary impact of COVID-19, unless otherwise noted, all comparisons below are to
Customer demand has increased further, and 1.1 million passengers flew with SAS in September. This is an increase of almost 90% compared to the same month last year. Capacity increased and was 74% higher compared with September last year. The load factor for September ended at 54%, was 17 percentage points higher than the same month
