The shareholders’ meeting of the Catania Airport Company, which also manages the Comiso airport, approved the 2023 budget project, which closed with a net operating profit of 3 million and 309 thousand euros.
The numbers of the Sac
During 2023, Sac made self-financing investments of just over 10 million. The gross operating margin (Ebitda) stands at 15 million euros, while the value of production is 104 million euros. The airport’s net financial position at the end of 2023 is positive and amounts to 46 million euros.
11 million passengers
Despite 2023 being characterized by extraordinary events that affected the airport’s operations and economic and financial indicators, Catania airport benefited from a strong traffic demand that recorded an increase of 6.34% in the number of passengers compared to the previous year. Total passenger traffic for 2023 is 10,739,614 units.
At the Comiso airport, however, 303,414 passengers were registered, a decrease of 16.81% compared to 2022, due to the interruption of flight operations of an important international player. An aspect recovered in the last months of the 2023 financial year thanks to the numerous airlines that have decided to invest in the Iblean airport, operating 16 national and international routes. The Development and Cohesion Funds recently approved by President Schifani and the national government and destined for the airports of Catania and Comiso for an amount of 56 million euros will give a significant boost to the development and improvement of the airport infrastructures of Eastern Sicily.
