Passengers: 18% increase in total passengers compared to last year partly due to an increase in load factor

Highlights

61.9 million passengers
Change: + 17.9%
36.3% transfer passengers
Change: - 0.4% point
39.4 million O&D passengers
Change: + 18.7%
426,000 passenger aircraft movements
Change: + 12.3%
176 seats on average aircraft size
Change: + 2
82.8% occupancy rate
(seat load factor)
Change: + 3.4% point

Figures by month

Transfer and O&D (excl. transit) passenger share

Passenger transport

(x1,000)

O&D

Transfer

Transit

Total PAX per month

Load Factor

January

2,384

1,512

0.01

3,896

77%

February

2,319

1,463

0

3,782

80%

March

2,810

1,775

0

4,585

83%

April

3,365

1,764

0

5,129

84%

May

3,730

1,870

0

5,600

84%

June

3,600

2,064

0.77

5,665

86%

July

3,904

2,106

0.14

6,009

86%

August

3,946

2,107

0.76

6,054

85%

September

3,670

2,107

0.16

5,777

84%

October

3,775

2,045

0.11

5,820

83%

November

2,949

1,793

0

4,742

80%

December

2,979

1,850

0

4,830

80%

Total (incl. Transit)

61,890

83%

Figures by region

Europe vs Intercontinental

European Union vs rest Europe

Intercontinental regions

Figures by country

Main European countries

Ranking

(2022 Ranking)

Country

Passengers 2023

Compared to 2022 in %

1

(1)

Great Britain

7,963,189

28.5%

2

(2)

Spain

6,269,365

13.2%

3

(3)

Italy

3,619,994

11.7%

4

(4)

Germany

3,515,495

25.7%

5

(5)

France

2,706,232

16.7%

6

(6)

Turkey

2,114,879

2.2%

7

(7)

Greece

1,740,923

6.0%

8

(8)

Portugal

1,733,251

12.2%

9

(10)

Switzerland

1,687,181

17.7%

10

(11)

Norway

1,679,654

19.7%

11

(9)

Denmark

1,654,028

14.4%

12

(12)

Ireland

1,396,565

16.9%

13

(13)

Sweden

1,201,811

15.8%

14

(14)

Poland

1,029,288

30.4%

15

(15)

Austria

943,932

23.0%

16

(16)

Finland

673,324

14.3%

17

(17)

Czechia

537,734

20.2%

18

(19)

Croatia

431,018

5.9%

19

(18)

Romania

420,657

-5.1%

20

(20)

Hungary

383,681

3.8%

Rest Europe

1,638,794

12.3%

Total Europe

43,340,995

16.7%

Main Intercontinental countries

Ranking

(2022 Ranking)

Country

Passengers 2023

Compared to 2022 in %

1

(1)

USA

5,825,010

14.7%

2

(3)

Canada

1,241,573

31.1%

3

(2)

United Arab Emirates

1,147,597

20.0%

4

(29)

China

635,309

452.0%

5

(4)

Curacao

611,504

-6.0%

6

(5)

India

577,270

19.2%

7

(7)

South Africa

526,578

18.7%

8

(8)

Israel

486,283

10.3%

9

(10)

Morocco

459,873

40.0%

10

(9)

Brazil

455,984

4.9%

11

(6)

Mexico

453,462

-0.7%

12

(12)

Kenya

351,921

24.9%

13

(13)

Egypt

335,785

23.1%

14

(18)

Qatar

321,913

38.3%

15

(21)

Thailand

317,577

47.6%

16

(11)

Singapore

315,835

8.0%

17

(15)

Surinam

291,964

18.2%

18

(42)

Hong Kong

261,310

516.6%

19

(17)

Ghana

255,519

9.6%

20

(28)

South Korea

254,388

89.0%

Rest intercontinental

3,421,936

12.4%

Total intercontinental

18,548,591

21.0%

Figures by airport

Main European origins and destinations

Ranking

(2022 ranking)

Airport

IATA code

Passengers 2023

Compared to 2022 in %

1

(1)

Barcelona

BCN

1,463,375

21.5%

2

(2)

London Heathrow

LHR

1,385,669

21.5%

3

(3)

Dublin

DUB

1,187,883

18.4%

4

(4)

Copenhagen

CPH

1,122,161

15.3%

5

(6)

Paris Charles de Gaulle

CDG

1,098,577

20.7%

6

(5)

Madrid

MAD

1,052,475

8.3%

7

(7)

Lisbon

LIS

1,008,136

11.8%

8

(10)

Manchester

MAN

947,755

34.0%

9

(17)

London Gatwick

LGW

831,080

37.3%

10

(11)

Berlin

BER

814,549

19.8%

11

(8)

Istanbul Airport

IST

792,719

-0.7%

12

(12)

Stockholm

ARN

778,151

15.7%

13

(15)

Vienna

VIE

767,416

25.4%

14

(13)

Malaga

AGP

765,203

19.1%

15

(14)

Zurich

ZRH

743,380

16.7%

16

(9)

Rome Fiumicino

FCO

733,349

-7.8%

17

(16)

Munich

MUC

718,830

17.5%

18

(18)

Oslo

OSL

674,092

17.4%

19

(21)

Frankfurt

FRA

646,045

27.8%

20

(19)

Helsinki

HEL

596,287

11.9%

Rest Europe

25,213,863

16.4%

Total Europe

43,340,995

16.7%

Main Intercontinental origins and destinations

Ranking

(2022 ranking)

Airport

IATA code

Passengers 2023

Compared to 2022 in %

1

(1)

Dubai International

DXB

945,900

24.4%

2

(3)

New York JFK

JFK

862,559

17.9%

3

(2)

Atlanta

ATL

794,053

5.1%

4

(4)

Curacao

CUR

611,504

-6.0%

5

(7)

Toronto

YYZ

547,907

28.6%

6

(6)

Detroit

DTW

525,621

22.1%

7

(8)

Minneapolis-St. Paul

MSP

523,319

31.2%

8

(5)

Tel Aviv

TLV

486,283

10.3%

9

(10)

Boston

BOS

388,523

25.4%

10

(14)

Nairobi

NBO

351,921

24.9%

11

(9)

Mexico City

MEX

340,001

-1.2%

12

(23)

Doha

DOH

321,913

38.3%

13

(28)

Bangkok

BKK

317,577

47.6%

14

(13)

Singapore

SIN

315,835

8.0%

15

(11)

Los Angeles

LAX

301,462

-1.4%

16

(15)

Chicago

ORD

299,108

10.8%

17

(17)

Houston

IAH

292,667

12.3%

18

(20)

Paramaribo

PBM

291,964

18.2%

19

(16)

Seattle

SEA

288,664

8.7%

20

(27)

Cape Town

CPT

277,523

26.0%

Rest intercontinental

9,464,287

26.3%

Total intercontinental

18,548,591

21.0%

Passenger profile

2023

2022

Business

24%

22%

Congress/study

3%

4%

Leisure

48%

46%

Visiting friends/relatives

23%

26%

Other

2%

2%

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Decrease of cargo volume
due to reduced air movement
of full freighters