Italian airports have surpassed pre-pandemic visitors ranges and are recovering at a charge higher than the European common, in keeping with a examine performed by the Iccsai Transport and Sustainable Mobility Heart on the College of Bergamo. The examine additionally estimates that by the tip of 2024, the variety of passengers passing via nationwide airports may attain practically 220 million.
If the developments noticed within the first eight months of the 12 months proceed, Italy is poised to achieve a brand new document by surpassing 200 million air passengers, a milestone achieved solely final 12 months. Not like France and Germany, the place the air transport sector has declined in favor of rail journey, Italy’s air journey trade is flourishing.
Italian airports are set to develop above the European common in 2023, with a rise of three.3 million passengers in comparison with 2019, representing a development of 1.7%. This positions Italy as Europe’s third-largest air transport market, with 197.2 million passengers, trailing solely behind Spain (281.6 million) and the UK (274.4 million).
The examine analyzed information from European airports and the broader context of European air transport. The expansion noticed in 2023 and 2024 was primarily pushed by Rome Fiumicino Airport. Throughout this era, passenger numbers on the prime 25 nationwide airports exceeded the pre-COVID ranges in 2019 by 12.9%. Nevertheless, some airports are nonetheless recovering, together with Venice (which noticed a decline of 0.6%, making it the one one among the many prime 10 Italian airports) and Ciampino, Treviso, Lamezia Terme, and Genoa.
In distinction, Milan Bergamo, Naples, Bari, and Brindisi skilled the best development charges over the past 5 years. Fiumicino reported a outstanding improve of 38.1% in 2023 in comparison with 2022, reaching over 40 million passengers. Moreover, passenger numbers rose 11.5% within the first eight months of the present 12 months in comparison with 2019. Moreover, Milan Linate is poised for a major relaunch in 2024, pushed primarily by the home market.
