The number of passengers passing through Portugal’s airports in the first half of the year was up by 5.2% on a year earlier to 32.9 million, according to data from National Statistics Institute INE released today. According to INE, Lisbon airport handled 50.8% of all passengers, which corresponds to 16.7 million and an increase of 5.3% on the same period in 2023; Porto airport accounted for 22.8% of all passengers handled, at 7.5 million, up 5.8% on a year earlier, while Faro airport saw a 3.3% increase in passenger movements, totalling 4.3 million. “The United Kingdom was the main country of origin and destination of flights, having recorded increases in the number of disembarked (+2.5%) and embarked (+2.9%) passengers compared with the same period of 2023,” INE adds. “France and Spain ranked 2nd and 3rd as the main countries of origin and destination.”
Portugal airports handle 32.9 million passengers just in first half of 2024
Don't mention the word 'Brexit' but flying into Portugal for Brits is about to get a whole lot harder... photo of a 'typical day in the summer at Faro airport' by Yvette Hughes
