“Historic number of passengers – Portugal News

“Historic number of passengers – Portugal News

He stressed that “during the first half of 2024, historical records were achieved in terms of the monthly number of passengers at national airports.”Where are you?He revealed that “in June 2024, an average daily arrival of nearly 113,000 passengers was recorded, a figure 5.5% higher than its counterpart recorded in June 2023 (107,000).”

During the first half of the year, Lisbon Airport stood out by receiving 50.8% of the total passengers (16.7 million; +5.3% compared to the same period in 2023), while Porto Airport concentrated 22.8% of the total passengers received (7.5 million); +5.8%) and Faro Airport recorded a 3.3% growth in passenger traffic with a total of 4.3 million.

The National Institute of Statistics also specifies that during the first six months of the year, the United Kingdom was “the main country of origin and destination for flights, having recorded growth in the number of passengers disembarked (+2.5%) and on board (+2.9%) compared to the same period in 2023.

In contrast, France recorded declines in the number of disembarking passengers (-1.9%) and embarking passengers (-2.1%), to occupy second place, while Spain, Germany and Italy occupied third, fourth and fifth places respectively as main countries of origin and destination.

The sixth month of the year contributed to achieving historic results for the first half of the year, as national airports received 6.7 million passengers, a growth rate of 5.6% compared to the same month of the previous year, and received 23.3 thousand aircraft on commercial flights, an increase of 2.0% compared to the same month in 2023.

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