European Airport Traffic Forecast Scenarios: April 2025 update
+3.9% Full Year 2025 passenger traffic (vs. 2019)
- Growth is projected to slow, based on current factors, +3.9% in 2025 and +7.9% in 2026 (vs. 2019).
- The post-pandemic rebound is fading, with growth dropping from below 10% in 2024 vs. 2023 to around 8% in 2025 before dipping further.
- While business and other travel segments recover, higher costs, taxes, and capacity constraints will start limiting growth.
Traffic still below pre-COVID projections
- Despite reaching 2019 levels in 2024, traffic remains well below original pre-pandemic forecasts.
- Airports continue facing financial strain as long-term investments were based on higher expected volumes.
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