TRAFFIC IN AIRPORTS SEPTEMBER 2021

The total traffic of passengers in Croatian airports amounted to 912 thousand in September 2021, which was 336.0% more than in September 2020, when the total traffic of passengers amounted to only 209 thousand, due to the spread of the COVID-19 disease. By comparison, in September 2019, the total traffic of passengers amounted to 1 494 thousand. The total traffic of passengers in September 2021 accounted for 61.0% of the total traffic of passengers realised in September 2019.

The largest traffic of passengers was recorded in the Split Airport, with 326 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 337.2% compared to September 2020, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 75 thousand (the traffic of passengers amounted to 468 thousand in September 2019). The Dubrovnik Airport followed, with 207 thousand passengers (the traffic of passengers amounted to 39 thousand in September 2020 and to 403 thousand in September 2019) and the Zagreb Airport, with 189 thousand passengers (the traffic of passengers amounted to 65 thousand in September 2020 and to 348 thousand in September 2019).

The most significant international traffic of passengers was realised with German airports, 203 thousand passengers, which was an increase of 296.7% compared to the same period of 2020, when the traffic of passengers amounted to 51 thousand.

The total number of landings and take-offs in airports in September 2021 amounted to 13 270 movements, which was 99.7% more than in September 2020, when the total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to only 6 645 movements. The total number of landings and take-offs in airports amounted to 15 272 movements in September 2019.

The total traffic of freight in airports in September 2021 amounted to 849 tonnes, which was an increase of 28.1% compared to September 2020, when the total traffic of freight in airports amounted to 663 tonnes.

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Sources and methods of data collection

Cumulative data are not always equal to the sum of individual monthly results due to the rounding of numbers to the nearest thousand.

The purpose of the survey is to collect data on the number of all aircraft movements and the traffic of passengers and freight on commercial operations in airports and air landing places of the Republic of Croatia.

The observation units and reporting units are airports in the Republic of Croatia. Data are collected in the form of electronic datasets and on the PZ/M-21 form.

Coverage

The data on air traffic (total aircraft movements, traffic of passengers and freight in airports) relate to the activities of the airports of Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Pula, Rijeka, Zadar, Osijek, Brač and the air landing place of Mali Lošinj.

The number of total aircraft movements in airports refers to the number of all (commercial and non-commercial) operations of landing and taking-off of an aircraft, except state flights (military, customs, police).

Traffic of passengers in airports includes the number of passengers who have departed or arrived on commercial operations. Passengers in direct transit are excluded. Direct transit passengers are passengers who, after a short stop, continue their journey on the same aircraft on a flight having the same flight number as the flight on which they arrived.

Traffic of freight in airports refers to the loaded and unloaded goods and mail on commercial operations other than the baggage of passengers. The freight in direct transit is excluded.

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