Passenger Numbers at Riga Airport Increase by 9 Percent

Author: Ilze Salna
Source: Riga-airport.com

This February, Riga Airport served 433 000 passengers, bringing the total number of travellers since the beginning of the year to approximately 900 000, which is an 9 % increase compared to the first two months of 2024. Similarly, the number of flights handled by the Airport increased by 8 % in February and by 10 % since the beginning of the year.

A stable 20 % of all passengers continue to use Riga Airport as a transit/transfer hub. The average flight occupancy remains high at around 75 %. The most popular destination countries for flights from Riga are the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden.

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In February, the majority of passengers at Riga Airport were carried by Latvian national airline airBaltic, followed by the Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair with 35 % of passengers.

Thanks to the regular cargo connection provided to Riga by, Lufthansa Cargo the volume of aviation cargo handled at Riga Airport has increased by more than 20 % compared to the beginning of 2024. Since the start of the year, over 3 000 tonnes of aviation cargo have been processed at Riga Airport.

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