Vacation dreams from Leipzig Airport: Increasing passenger numbers by 10.9%!

Vacation dreams from Leipzig Airport: Increasing passenger numbers by 10.9%!

The Leipzig Airport reports records in the first half of 2024. With a passenger increase of 10.9 percent, almost a million travelers started their holiday pleasure from here. The freight volume also rose by 2.2 percent to a total of 703,000 tons. A success story that has a bitter aftertaste.

Challenges in Dresden

The Dresden Airport, which belongs to the same company, also recorded a decline in passenger numbers by 3.3 percent in comparison. With only 390,456 passengers that leave there, the airport has to deal with some challenges. The elimination of flights to Amsterdam, London and within Germany has significantly influenced this development.

Passengers love sun destinations

Spain, Egypt and Turkey are the most popular destinations of the Leipzig passengers. Almost three quarters of all passengers started in the direction of this sunny holiday resort. A gratifying news is the collaboration with "Wizz Air", which offers new holiday destinations such as Bucharest and Tirana and brings a breath of fresh air to Leipzig Airport.

Summer flight traffic is booming and the holiday destinations attract travelers. The flight offer to Antalya is expanded in Dresden to counter the rising tourism. Despite smaller setbacks, the airports Leipzig and Dresden will continue to offer a wide range of travel opportunities for the residents of Thuringia.

- Nag