Cyprus Airports: Passenger traffic recovery

ACI EUROPE released its air traffic report for February 2023. Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +48% in February compared to the same month last year – when travel remained constrained by Omicron-related restrictions.

The growth is predominantly driven by international passenger traffic (+58%) with domestic passenger traffic (+22%) expanding at a much slower pace.
 
When compared to pre-pandemic (February 2019) levels passenger traffic in February 2023 stood at -12% - almost unchanged over the preceding month (-11% in January 2023). 40% of Europe’s airports had recovered or exceeded their pre-pandemic volumes.

SIGNIFICANT PERFORMANCE VARIATIONS ACROSS NATIONAL MARKETS

With an increase of +53%, EU+ airports1 grew passenger traffic faster in February than last year. The highest increases came from airports in Cyprus, Malta (at +92%), and Austria (+81%).