2022 was more than a good year for Fraport Greece, as it broke all records in its performance. For the year that is leaving, the 14 regional airports it manages have since November managed to surpass the performance of 2019. In the 11th month of the year, Fraport Greece handled 30.52 million passengers, when in the 12th month of 2019 it handled 30.15 million. passengers.
For 2023, initial estimates refer to “soft growth” as uncertainties remain, such as inflationary pressures, shrinking household incomes and perhaps a lackluster appetite for travel, such as this year’s revenge travelers.
This year’s record performance is due to the performance of the period June – October. Fraport Greece’s regional airports, which have a strong seasonal character, showed a strong upward trend from June to October.
Compared to the corresponding month of 2019, this year there was a 3.3% increase in passengers in June, 11.1% in July, 9.4% in August, 7.2% in September and 11.5% in October.
In November the situation was reversed, as 0.69 million passengers were handled compared to 0.72 million in November 2019, a decrease of 4.5%.
At the level of 11 months and in relation to the 11 months of 2019, the increase in traffic amounts to 3.6% (30.52 million passengers against 29.46 million passengers).
Domestic traffic, in the 11th month of 2022, reached 5.85 million, showing a decrease of 9.9%, on the contrary, the international traffic reached 24.66 million, showing an increase of 7.4% compared to the 11th month of 2019.
Of Fraport’s 14 airports, the only ones that show reduced traffic compared to 2019 are Thessaloniki (-14.6%), Kavala (-22.4%), Mytilini (-11.7%) and Samos ( -5.7%).
According to aviation market analysts, the overall increase in passenger traffic at the 14 regional airports is due, in addition to the strengthening of tourist flows to Greece, and to the increased capacity of the airports, following the completion of Fraport Greece’s investment program which reached 500 million euros.
