Passenger growth continues: +8 per cent in Schönefeld and Tegel
Source:transportweekly 2014-3-11 9:21:00
In February, 1,829,943 passengers took off and landed at the Berlin airports Schönefeld and Tegel; 7.9 per cent more than in the same period the previous year. In the first month of the year, 475,330 passengers (+7.7 per cent) were recorded in Schönefeld and 1,354,613 passengers (+8.0 per cent) in Tegel.
Hartmut Mehdorn, Chief Executive Officer of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH: "Passenger growth is continuing at the Berlin airports, with figures in February also rising sharply by almost 8 per cent. We are delighted that our
core business is continuing to perform very well.’
The total number of flight movements in February rose by 6.9 per cent on the year to 17,721 take-offs and landings. The number of flight movements in Schönefeld rose to 4,819 – 7.2 per cent more than in the previous year – while the number of flight movements in Tegel increased by 6.8 per cent compared to the previous year. A total of 12,902 flight movements were recorded in Tegel in the first month of the year.
During the first two months of the year, a total of 3,586,923 passengers used the airports Schönefeld and Tegel; representing a year-on-year increase of 7.9 per cent.
2,665,260 passengers were recorded in Tegel in January and February; 8.8 per cent more than in the same period the previous year. At the same time, 921,663 passengers were handled in Schönefeld; 5.6 per cent more than in the same period the previous year.
The total number of flight movements in January and February rose by 4.9 per cent on the year to 35,210 take-offs and landings. The number of flight movements in Schönefeld rose to 9,557 – 2.8 per cent more than in the previous year – while the number of flight movements in Tegel increased by 5.8 per cent compared to the previous year. A total of 25,653
flight movements were recorded in Tegel in the first two months of the year.
Schönefeld and Tegel Airport recorded 3,132 tonnes of air freight in February; 40.5 per cent more than in the same period the previous year.