Air Traffic In Europe Approaching Pre Covid Levels Ranking Of Travel The number of passengers recovered faster from covid than flights, with 774 million passengers flying from eu27 efta airports in 2023, which is just 4% below the 2019 level. this is in part due to the high average passenger load factor of 84.5%, which exceeded the previous 2019 record of 83.4%. The air traffic in europe has improved significantly in 2024, exceeding its 2019 levels. five major airports saw the best improvements while smaller airports are still struggling.

Back To Pre Covid Levels Uecna Eu In february 2025, the airports council international released a document announcing that european airport passenger traffic exceeded pre covid levels in 2024. it highlights the significant recovery in the aviation sector, driven by increased travel demand and the easing of pandemic related restrictions. Recent data from the international air transport association (iata) has highlighted a robust growth in passenger traffic, drawing close to pre pandemic levels. in september 2023, traffic soared by 30.1% compared to the previous year, reaching 97.3% of the pre covid levels. In 2024, european airports surpassed pre covid 19 passenger levels for the first time, with a 7.4% increase in air travel compared to the previous year. overall, passenger volumes in europe were 1.8% higher than in 2019, with many airports, especially in turkey, italy, and spain, experiencing significant growth. Today’s forecasts come with the caveat that risks affecting international air transport do not escalate from current levels. icao’s latest analysis also reveals new insights into aviation for the previous year 2023, revealing that air traffic on most routes had already reached or surpassed pre pandemic levels by the end of the year.

World S Air Travel Edges Back To Pre Covid Levels The Straits Times In 2024, european airports surpassed pre covid 19 passenger levels for the first time, with a 7.4% increase in air travel compared to the previous year. overall, passenger volumes in europe were 1.8% higher than in 2019, with many airports, especially in turkey, italy, and spain, experiencing significant growth. Today’s forecasts come with the caveat that risks affecting international air transport do not escalate from current levels. icao’s latest analysis also reveals new insights into aviation for the previous year 2023, revealing that air traffic on most routes had already reached or surpassed pre pandemic levels by the end of the year. International traffic was the main driver in h1 ( 10.3%), expanding at twice the rate of domestic traffic ( 4.2%). this brought h1 passenger volumes at 0.4% above h1 2019 levels – finally confirming a full recovery from the covid 19 pandemic for the airport industry. Icao’s latest analyses reveal that air transport seat capacity and passenger totals globally have reached an estimated 80% of pre pandemic levels, with passenger revenue at around 72% of its 2019 high point. Air traffic movements in europe are expected to approach pre covid levels by 2024 as illustrated in chart 1 below. limited recovery of traffic expected for 2021 overall due to travel restrictions in place during first half of the year. Air traffic in europe is almost back to pre corona pandemic levels. in july, 3 percent fewer planes flew than in july 2019, even before the corona outbreak. in june, 5.9 percent fewer aircraft flew than four years earlier. the backlog was already a lot smaller in july, according to figures from aci europe.

Global Air Traffic Stands 94 2pc Of Pre Covid Levels Iata International traffic was the main driver in h1 ( 10.3%), expanding at twice the rate of domestic traffic ( 4.2%). this brought h1 passenger volumes at 0.4% above h1 2019 levels – finally confirming a full recovery from the covid 19 pandemic for the airport industry. Icao’s latest analyses reveal that air transport seat capacity and passenger totals globally have reached an estimated 80% of pre pandemic levels, with passenger revenue at around 72% of its 2019 high point. Air traffic movements in europe are expected to approach pre covid levels by 2024 as illustrated in chart 1 below. limited recovery of traffic expected for 2021 overall due to travel restrictions in place during first half of the year. Air traffic in europe is almost back to pre corona pandemic levels. in july, 3 percent fewer planes flew than in july 2019, even before the corona outbreak. in june, 5.9 percent fewer aircraft flew than four years earlier. the backlog was already a lot smaller in july, according to figures from aci europe.

European Airport Passenger Traffic Finally Exceeds Pre Covid Levels Air traffic movements in europe are expected to approach pre covid levels by 2024 as illustrated in chart 1 below. limited recovery of traffic expected for 2021 overall due to travel restrictions in place during first half of the year. Air traffic in europe is almost back to pre corona pandemic levels. in july, 3 percent fewer planes flew than in july 2019, even before the corona outbreak. in june, 5.9 percent fewer aircraft flew than four years earlier. the backlog was already a lot smaller in july, according to figures from aci europe.