Slight Increase in Passengers at Domestic Airports

Air freight increased by 6.2 percent to 89,851 tons, the Association of Austrian Commercial Airports (AÖV) announced in a press release on Monday.

"Passenger development in the first quarter of 2025 varies regionally and shows a slight overall growth, among other reasons, because the busy Easter holidays fall in April this year, unlike last year," explained AÖV President and Vienna Airport Board Member Julian Jäger.

Passenger Declines in Graz and Salzburg

At Vienna Airport, the number of passengers rose to 6.01 million in the first quarter of 2025 (+1.8 percent compared to the previous year). At Klagenfurt Airport, passenger numbers climbed by 25.1 percent to 21,678 travelers, albeit at a low level. Innsbruck Airport recorded 532,975 passengers (+1.2 percent). At Linz Airport, passenger numbers surged from a low starting point by 31 percent to 27,114 passengers. Graz Airport had 137,331 travelers (-8.2 percent). The decline was mainly attributed by the association to the discontinuation of the Amsterdam connection. Salzburg Airport recorded around 5 percent fewer passengers with 582,250 than in the previous year's quarter. The Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air discontinued its Salzburg connections in the first quarter.

Association President Jäger is optimistic about the upcoming summer and the peak travel season. "The travel dynamics at the beginning of the year confirm the trend: The demand for air travel remains high, especially in leisure traffic," said the airport representative. The signs point to "further growth."

(APA/Red)

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