According to ACI data, passenger traffic in Europe has almost fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic, recording an increase of 11.7% in October compared to the same period in 2022.

ACI Europe Director General Olivier Jankovec, commenting on the figures, spoke of a full recovery of passenger traffic for Europe’s airports in October, defying a rise of over 36% in air fares and the conflict in Israel that heightened geopolitical tensions.

Regional and smaller airports continued to exceed pre-pandemic passenger traffic levels in October, demonstrating an impressive 9.1% growth.

While passenger traffic at the main European airports, London Heathrow, Istanbul, Paris-CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol and Frankfurt, increased by 14.6%, compared to October 2022.
However, passenger traffic remained below pre-pandemic levels.
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