Record number: Hahn Airport records 20 percent more passengers!

Record number: Hahn Airport records 20 percent more passengers!

In the first half of 2023, Hahn Airport recorded a significant increase in passenger numbers. Around 20 percent more travelers used the airport compared to the same period last year. In total, more than one million passengers were handled, underscoring the recovery of travel following pandemic-related restrictions. Managing director Rüdiger Franke was optimistic that growth will continue in the second half of the year, which could further spur the positive development of the airport. The Saarbrücker Zeitung reports on these developments.

Air traffic is recovering gradually, and noisily Statista In 2023, the plane will be the most popular means of transport after the car. This recovery is particularly notable as the airline industry suffered greatly from travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic from 2020 to 2022. With a forecast from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which expects revenue of around $650 billion in the passenger business for 2023 - a value that exceeds the pre-crisis level - the industry appears to be on a hopeful course.

Growth in the industry

The airline Ryanair Group is the largest European airline in 2023 and carried almost 169 million passengers. Deutsche Lufthansa follows with around 123 million passengers carried. Despite airline growth, Frankfurt Airport, Germany's largest airport, is in the top five in Europe with 59.4 million passengers in 2023, but well behind 2019 passenger numbers. These figures illustrate the challenges that still exist for many large German airports.

In addition to these developments, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia remains the largest airport in the world, handling 104.7 million passengers in 2023, followed by Dubai and Dallas. Current trends in international air travel reflect a slow return to normality as the industry adapts to new market conditions.