This result, explains a note, is due both to the increase in the number of commercial flights (+13.7%) and to the load factor, or the filling rate of aircraft, which stands at 84.8% (+0 ,7%). In the first five months of 2024, the Tuscan Airport System exceeded 3 million passengers for the first time (3.2 million), with an increase of 13.9% compared to the same period in 2023.
L’Amerigo Vespucci airport in Florence contributed significantly to this positive trend, recording a new monthly record in May with approximately 354,000 passengers (+21.7% compared to 2023). This increase is due both to the increase in the number of commercial flights (+17.9%) and to the load factor, which rises to 82.2% (+1.2%). In May there was an improvement in both national (+46.8%) and international (+18.2%) traffic. The most popular destinations with scheduled flights are Paris, London, Amsterdam, Rome and Barcelona. In the first five months of the year the Florentine airport recorded a new monthly record for every single month, reaching 1.3 million passengers (+25.1% compared to the same period of the previous year).
Also the Galileo Galilei airport in Pisa it reached its all-time high in May with 536,000 passengers (+12.0% compared to May 2023). Pisa also recorded an improvement both in the number of flights (+10.0%) and in the load factor, which stood at 86.5% (+0.4%). International traffic continues to grow (+18.9%), offsetting the decline in national traffic (-5.7%). The favorite destinations for passengers at the Pisa airport with scheduled flights are London, Tirana, Paris, Catania and Palermo.
In the first five months of 2024, Pisa airport recorded 1.9 million passengers, with a growth of 7.2% compared to the same period in 2023.
(Teleborsa) 04-06-2024 18:46
