Traffic volumes: majority-owned international subsidiaries

Passenger volumes

Brazil

Overall, the Brazilian aviation segment handled around 216 million passengers in 2024. While domestic services grew by 2% year-on-year, international traffic increased by a total of 17%, resulting in overall growth of 4%.

Florianópolis
Passenger volumes at the airport in Florianópolis rose by 22 % over the previous year. Among other things, this massive growth was driven by the temporary closure of the airport in Porto Alegre from May to October 2024 as well as the sharp increase in international traffic. Florianópolis handled the third largest number of international passengers in Brazil after the São-Paulo Guarulhos and Rio Galeão airports in 2024.

Vitória/Macaé
Traffic volumes at Vitória and Macaé airports fell by 2% over the previous year. Vitória airport came under pressure from the restrictions on passenger volumes at the Santos Dumont city airport in Rio de Janeiro. Commercial flight connections were temporarily suspended because of the construction of the runway at the airport in Macaé. Boasting some 26,000 flight movements during the reporting year, Macaé is one of the world’s busiest airports for helicopter traffic.

Natal
Passenger volumes at the airport in Natal in the north east of the country fell by 5% over the previous year. Operational responsibility for the airport was assumed in February 2024.

Chile

In 2024, the Chilean aviation sector had the busiest year in its history, surpassing the pre-crisis level of 2019. There were 56 million passengers in the course of the year, an increase of 13% over 2023. This strong growth is primarily attributable to the total of 23 million international passengers, equivalent to an increase of 21% over the previous year.

Antofagasta
Antofagasta posted growth solely as a result of the development of new mining projects. With passenger volumes up 6% over the previous year, a new record was achieved.

Iquique
Passenger volumes in Iquique started 2024 with the strong summer months of January and February. With an increase of 11% over the previous year, the highest figures for the year were achieved during these months. The completion of the construction phase of a major mining project, which subsequently went into operation, caused a reduction in passenger volumes as the year continued. Despite this challenge, Iquique remains an important transport hub in Chile.

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