Passenger
volumes at Finavia's airports reached an all-time high in 2016. Both
domestic traffic and international air travel showed growth. A new
passenger record was reached in Helsinki Airport (17.2 million) and
Rovaniemi Airport (490,000).
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A
total of 20,786,846 passengers (20,083,297 in 2015) travelled through
Finavia's airports in 2016, showing an increase of 3.5% compared to the
previous year. Of all passengers, 26% took domestic flights and 74%
international flights.
The
most popular European destinations from Finland were Stockholm, London,
Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Paris, Berlin, Oslo and Riga.
The top 10 long-distance destinations were Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong,
Seoul, New York, Shanghai, Osaka, Beijing, Singapore and Nagoya.
The
passenger volume flying to the US increased by a whopping 23.4%. Last
year, a total of 71,117 passengers (28,639 in 2015) flew on the
Helsinki–Miami route, showing an increase of 148.3% from the year
before. The passenger volume flying to Chicago increased by 86.8%
(50,107 passengers).
International air travel increased heavily towards the end of the year
The passenger volume in international air traffic increased by 3.6% in 2016, amounting to 15.4 million (14.9).
The passenger volume in international air traffic increased by 3.6% in 2016, amounting to 15.4 million (14.9).
The
passenger volume at Helsinki Airport increased by 4.6% from 2015 to
17.2 (16.4) million at the end of December 2016. In other words,
Helsinki Airport had as many new passengers as the population of
Helsinki and Jyväskylä combined. The airport's passenger volume grew
particularly in December when the volume increased by as much as 8.5%.
In
2016, the volume of international passengers at Helsinki Airport
increased by 4.9%, and domestic travel showed a growth of 3.4%. Most of
the growth in domestic travel is attributable to passengers switching to
routes to Lapland from international flights.
All
in all, the number of transit passengers at Helsinki Airport increased
to 2.7 million (2.6). The proportion of Chinese passengers grew the most
by 7.5%. In total, travel from Asia to Finland showed a growth of 4.7%.
“The
demand for air traffic is still growing strong, and we are powerfully
involved in this growth, which can be seen in the record-breaking
passenger volumes. To us, an important step in strengthening our
position was the landing of Qatar Airways in Finland in autumn. The
magic of Lapland is also reflected in these figures and, what is more,
Chinese passengers are more often selecting Finland as their
destination,” says Joni Sundelin, senior vice president at Finavia.
Domestic passenger volumes showing a growth as a result of international transit traffic
In 2016, the passenger volume in domestic traffic increased by 3.3% to 5.4 million (5.2). In the fourth quarter, domestic passenger volumes improved by 1.2% compared to the corresponding period in 2015.
In 2016, the passenger volume in domestic traffic increased by 3.3% to 5.4 million (5.2). In the fourth quarter, domestic passenger volumes improved by 1.2% compared to the corresponding period in 2015.
The
attraction of Lapland strengthened even further, and passenger volumes
at large tourist airports (Ivalo, Kuusamo, Rovaniemi and Kittilä) showed
good growth for the second year in succession, reaching a record high
of 1,085,464 (1,006,958) passengers. The volume of international
passengers flying to Lapland increased by more than 22.7% (276,165
passengers).
“The
strongest growth in domestic air travel comes from passengers switching
to routes to Lapland from international flights. Furthermore, direct
flights from Europe to Lapland raised the attraction and passenger
volume of the region to a whole new level. At the same time, the busiest
airports located in growth centres gained new passengers. This year,
domestic travel showed good growth in Oulu and Vaasa. There is high
demand for air travel, especially over longer distances, whereas the
improved competitiveness of other means of travel is often reflected in
the passenger volumes of airports over shorter distances,” Sundelin
says.
The
number of commercial aviation landings continued its decrease to
115,263 operations last year, which is 2.1% lower than in 2015. The
passenger volume has not decreased in proportion to the number of landed
aircraft, which means that air traffic is continuously becoming more
effective than before due to high aircraft occupancy rates and larger
aircraft sizes.