Prague Airport monthly update - Traffic Development
In October 2010, Prague Airport handled the total of 1,083,435 passengers, a figure representing an increase by 7% compared with the same period of the last year. The number of aircraft landings and take-offs amounted to 14,069 movement which is 0.8% above the levels of 2009. Air cargo volumes increased significantly by 38,7% year-on-year.
Focusing on passenger traffic types, the exceeding part of the total growth was represented by full service carriers which increased by 8.8%. The charter airlines also experienced a remarkable 4.9% increase while low cost carriers rose by 2.1%.
The TOP 3 countries in terms of passenger traffic in October 2010 were the United Kingdom, Germany and France. A considerable year-on-year rise was achieved on flights between Prague and destinations in Denmark (+38.3%), Russia (+34.6%) and the Netherlands (+22.6%). Paris/Charles de Gaulle, Moscow/Sheremetyevo and Frankurt were the most popular destinations. These routes also increased most impressively together with Copenhagen (+34.4%) and Amsterdam (+26.6%).