Statistics of Lithuanian airports in February: consistently growing aviation indicators are recorded

In February of this year, more than 3 thousand. flights, last year - 1,174, the number of flights in February this year is more than 70 percent. that flight traffic that was in 2019 at the same time.

The fastest recovery of aviation indicators is observed at Kaunas Airport - here the passenger flow reached 80%. pre-pandemic level and the number of flights is already approaching full recovery (96%).

Last year, 4 thousand passengers traveled through Kaunas Airport in February, this year - more than 60 thousand. According to aviation experts, compared to last year's data, the number of passengers at Palanga Airport increased more than 7 times in February, and at Vilnius - almost 5 times.

In February of this year, Lithuanian airports offered three times as many destinations - 67. Last year, passengers were offered 22 destinations at the same time. In 2019, there were 85 direct flights.

The volume of transported cargo this year exceeded the record year 2019. In February 2022, 1.5 thousand passengers were transported through Lithuanian airports. tons of cargo (compared to +1 percent in 2021, +30 percent in 2019)

Representatives of Lithuanian airports remind that the summer aviation season is officially starting at the end of March, and some airlines are already preparing for it, renewing it or launching new routes.

"Recent events and the war in Ukraine have undoubtedly had the greatest impact on those airlines that have had routes to and from Ukraine or have kept their aircraft there. As for the impact on Lithuanian airports in particular, we do not yet see any major fluctuations in the number of passengers, as most routes are to other European countries. According to our calculations, the discontinued direct routes to Ukraine will reduce the total number of passengers by about 2 percent, ”said Aurimas Stikliūnas, Head of the Aviation Services Division at Lithuanian Airports.

About Lithuanian airports

The Lithuanian airport network includes three air gates in Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga. In 2021, almost 2.5 million passengers were served at Lithuanian airports. passengers, more than 34 thousand. flights and transported more than 20 thousand. tons of cargo.