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Friday, December 13, 2024
Košice Airport has reached a brand new milestone, confirming that 2024 is one other record-breaking yr for the airport. The 700,000th passenger handed by means of its gates, surpassing the earlier document of simply over 625,000 passengers set in 2023. This vital achievement highlights the persevering with surge in demand for air journey and solidifies Košice Airport’s place as a key gateway for the area.
Actually, Košice Airport’s present passenger visitors is 30% above the degrees seen in 2019, a notable feat contemplating that, in line with ACI Europe, European airports with fewer than 1 million annual passengers have solely recovered 68% of their pre-pandemic visitors.
The 700,000th passenger was Nadine from Austria, who was flying again to Zurich aboard Swiss Worldwide Airways after finishing a enterprise journey in Kechnec. This milestone marks one other step within the airport’s ongoing development, demonstrating its capability to deal with growing passenger demand whereas persevering with to increase its providers and routes.
With this achievement, Košice Airport stays on observe to satisfy even larger expectations because the yr progresses, reflecting a broader development of restoration and development within the aviation sector.
Thomas Dworschak, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Košice Airport, mentioned: “It’s very exciting to welcome the 700,000th passenger at our airport today. I thank all passengers flying from Košice, the entire airport staff team, and of course our partners from the airlines, especially Swiss International Air Lines. Their new route to Zurich has been very successful from its launch this March and we´re delighted to see the growth of capacity confirmed for next summer season.”
Stefan Bednar, Director Gross sales Slovakia LUFTHANSA GROUP, mentioned: “We are very pleased that our new flight from Košice carried the 700,000th passenger this year. We believe that in the new year, guests from Košice will keep discovering Zurich, European, and global destinations on board of our modern Swiss Airbus 220s. Therefore, we have decided to add the 4th weekly flight from the start of summer schedule and are confident that our travel agency partners will sell the LHG product out of Košice perfectly. On this special occasion we also want to thank Košice Airport for handling the LHG extraordinary and congratulate to the impressive passenger growth this year.”
Rastislav Trnka, president of Košice Self-Governing Area, mentioned: “I am very pleased that Košice airport managed to break the historical record again and will handle more than 700,000 passengers this year. Air accessibility is key for the long-term and sustainable economic development of our region, and I am glad that there are excellent conditions for it in Košice.”
