Lisbon, July 18, 2025 (Lusa) - Passenger traffic at domestic airports increased by 4.8%, and commercial movements rose by 3.7% in the first half of the year, while the growth rates across the entire network of French multinational Vinci reached 6.4% and 6.5%, respectively.
Vinci, which owns ANA in Portugal, released data today showing that national airports recorded traffic of 33.930 million passengers during the first six months of the year, 4.8% more than in the same period in 2024.
Lisbon airport recorded 17.226 million passengers in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 3%, followed by Porto (7.897 million; +5.5%) and Faro (4.620 million; +7%).
Madeira airport recorded the highest growth compared to the first six months of last year, with a 12% increase to 2.687 million passengers, and finally, in the Azores, ANA reported a 4.5% growth in passenger traffic to 1.499 million.
In terms of commercial movements, ANA-managed airports recorded an increase of 3.7% by the end of June, to 227,360, with Lisbon Airport also leading the way, albeit with a less significant increase (+0.9% to 109,929 flights).
In Porto, commercial flights increased by 4.5% to 51,502; in Faro, the increase was 7.6% to 30,210; in Madeira, the growth was 13% to 18,452; and in the Azores, growth was 3.6% to 17,116.
Across the entire Vinci network - which also manages airports in the United Kingdom, France, Serbia, Hungary, Mexico, the United States (USA), the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Chile, Brazil, Japan, Cambodia and Cabo Verde - passenger traffic grew by 6.4% in the first half of the year, to a total of 159.229 million passengers handled.
The number of commercial flights increased by 6.5% across the network, to a total of 1.258 million by the end of June.
“Airlines, particularly low-cost carriers, increased capacity, and occupancy rates remained high, reflecting strong demand,” Vinci Airports said in a statement.
The airport concession manager also pointed out that long-haul routes recorded the highest growth, “as a result of the positive momentum in Japan, but also of the diversification of the European hub network (Lisbon, Edinburgh, London Gatwick)”.
“There were also good traffic trends in Portugal, where many airlines increased their offer, while load factors remained high (87%)”, Vinci pointed out.
The “slowdown in air traffic in the United States, due to the more uncertain economic climate, is encouraging hubs that depend on American affinity traffic to seek new opportunities (VFR - Visiting Friends and Relatives) and leisure traffic,” such as Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, which are seeing American Airlines, United and JetBlue adjust flight numbers, he stressed.
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