Palermo airport records 30% more international passengers in the long bridge from 24 April to 2 May 2024.
In detail, according to estimates developed by the statistics office of Gesap, the management company of the ‘Falcone Borsellino’ international airport in Palermo, in the two long weekends between April and May (25th April Liberation Day and 1st May Workers’ Day) there will be 250,860 passengers, 10.4 more than in the same period of 2023 (227,192).
Passengers on domestic flights will be 163,008, up 2.2% compared to 2023 (159,559), while passengers on international flights will grow by 30% (87,852 compared to 67,633 in 2023).
“With the conclusion of the first lot of the modernization works of the passenger terminal, we have opened new lounges for travellers, in addition to the fundamental infrastructure for operations, such as the new seven telescopic piers for embarkation/disembarkation operations – says Vito Riggio, CEO of Gesap – As of this summer season, new spaces will be needed based on the growth in passenger traffic, as confirmed by recent estimates. This is why it is necessary to accelerate investments.”
In fact, double-digit growth was also recorded for flights, with +13.2% (1,695 compared to 1,498 in 2023): +6.2% domestic flights (1,132 compared to 1,066 in 2023) and +30.3 % international flights (563 compared to 432 in 2023).
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