Passenger numbers up 299% year-on-year in April

Passenger numbers up 299% year-on-year in April
Vágar Airport had 62 percent more departures and arrivals in April 2021 than in April 2020
 
05.05.2021 - 09:50

Last month, 9,536 people passed through Vágar Airport, which is a 299.2-percent increase on April last year.

April 2021 had 62 percent more departures and arrivals in than April 2020.

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However, the total year-to-date passenger numbers are significantly lower this year. From 1 January to 1 May this year, 29,886 people passed through the airport, which is 49.5 percent less than in the same period last year.

Air freight saw a year-on-year increase of 80 percent in April, while airmail increased by 21 percent.

 

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