In 2022, air passenger transport in the European Union (EU-27) amounted to some 820.3 million passengers. This was a significant increase compared to 2021 but the 2022 air passenger volume was still below pre-pandemic volume of over one billion passengers.
Number of passengers carried by air in the European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in millions)
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Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global air traffic - annual growth of passenger demand 2006-2024
- Premium Statistic Commercial airlines change in passenger traffic in Europe 2013-2024
- Premium Statistic Commercial airlines change in passenger capacity in Europe 2013-2023
- Premium Statistic Commercial airlines net profit in Europe 2013-2024
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Segments
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- Basic Statistic Air passenger transport in the European Union 2008-2022
- Basic Statistic Air passenger transport in EU-27 2022
- Basic Statistic Air passenger transport in the European Union by country 2023
- Basic Statistic Air passenger transport between EU-28 & EFTA & candidate countries 2019
- Basic Statistic Air passenger transport in the European Union by country pairs 2022
- Basic Statistic Air passenger transport in Europe by leading airport 2023
Leading airlines
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- Premium Statistic Selected major European airlines based on revenue 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading airlines in Europe based on passenger numbers 2022
- Basic Statistic Lufthansa AG - revenue of passenger airlines segment 2008-2023
- Basic Statistic Lufthansa's passenger traffic 2008-2023
- Basic Statistic Air France-KLM: yearly revenues 2010 to 2022
- Premium Statistic Air France KLM: passenger numbers 2010-2022
- Premium Statistic Ryanair: annual revenue 2010-2023
- Premium Statistic Number of passengers carried by Ryanair 2011-2023
Special focus; Sustainability
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- Premium Statistic European Union: full flight COâ‚‚ emissions 2005-2021
- Premium Statistic CO<sub>2</sub> emissions of selected European airlines 2021
- Premium Statistic European Union: SAF mandate 2030-2050
- Premium Statistic Proposed sustainable air fuel (SAF) mandate for aviation in the EU-27 2025-2050
- Premium Statistic Aviation industry: main purchasers of SAF 2023
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- South America - airline seat capacity on departures by country 2016
- Leading airlines in Russia 2022, by passenger count
- Leading airlines in the U.S. in 2015, by domestic scheduled enplanements
- Lufthansa seat kilometers offered and sold 2022-2023
- Number of passengers at Prague Airport 2006-2023
- Heathrow Airport air passenger distribution in the UK by terminal 2019
- Argentina: busiest airports 2019-2020
- Weekly supply of airline seats in Central and Eastern Europe 2017
- Mexico: air passenger traffic 2010-2019
- Revenue passenger kilometers - passenger flows by region 2018-2038
- Air passenger traffic change due to COVID-19 South Korea 2020
- Airline passenger revenue of Virgin Australia Group flights FY 2017-2019
- Global air passenger traffic - revenue passenger kilometers 1999-2040
- Global aircraft fleet - passenger jet retirements 2005-2019
- Logistics expenses in the EU27 2008-2012, as a percentage of GDP
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- Number of passengers at Prague Airport 2006-2023
- Heathrow Airport air passenger distribution in the UK by terminal 2019
- Argentina: busiest airports 2019-2020
- Weekly supply of airline seats in Central and Eastern Europe 2017
- Mexico: air passenger traffic 2010-2019
- Revenue passenger kilometers - passenger flows by region 2018-2038
- Air passenger traffic change due to COVID-19 South Korea 2020
- Airline passenger revenue of Virgin Australia Group flights FY 2017-2019
- Global air passenger traffic - revenue passenger kilometers 1999-2040
- Global aircraft fleet - passenger jet retirements 2005-2019
- Logistics expenses in the EU27 2008-2012, as a percentage of GDP
Eurostat. (May 17, 2024). Number of passengers carried by air in the European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118397/air-passenger-transport-european-union/
Eurostat. "Number of passengers carried by air in the European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in millions)." Chart. May 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118397/air-passenger-transport-european-union/
Eurostat. (2024). Number of passengers carried by air in the European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118397/air-passenger-transport-european-union/
Eurostat. "Number of Passengers Carried by Air in The European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118397/air-passenger-transport-european-union/
Eurostat, Number of passengers carried by air in the European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118397/air-passenger-transport-european-union/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of passengers carried by air in the European Union from 2008 to 2022 (in millions) [Graph], Eurostat, May 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118397/air-passenger-transport-european-union/