Porto Airport reaches 15 million passengers per year for the first time

Porto Airport on Tuesday served 15 million passengers for the first time in a year, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal and Vinci said in a statement this Wednesday.

The group stressed that it continues to work on its “commitment to the northern region, promoting increased air traffic at Porto Airport.”

At the same time, the manager noted that this work results in “growth that was just yesterday [terça-feira]It is symbolic that this was reflected in the reception of the 15 millionth passenger who traveled with Turkish Airlines, departing from Istanbul and landing at Porto Airport in the afternoon.”

Also on the same day, “Porto Airport achieved another record: a TAP Air Portugal flight departing from New York became its 100,000th flight when it landed at Porto Airport in the morning, also setting a new record for the number of landings.” and ups in one year.”

The statement also said that Porto Airport “continues to successfully diversify direct flights into major European markets and significantly increase the volume of direct intercontinental flights” and passenger numbers increased by approximately 51% compared to the previous year.

According to the company, increased long-haul flights are already confirmed for next year, especially to North America, such as Boston, New York and Toronto, with Azores Airlines.

ANA and Vinci recalled that Porto Airport served more than 12.6 million passengers in 2022, an increase of 116.3% compared to 2021, highlighting that the previous record of 13 million passengers was achieved in 2019.

Porto is connected to more than 106 direct destinations via 30 airlines, and this year saw the addition of seven more airlines and 17 new routes.