Airport body cautiously predicts better passenger traffic outlook

The passenger outlook for the year by ACI Europe suggests European airports will still have 540 million fewer passengers than in 2019

Full recovery to pre-pandemic volumes is now expected for 2024 rather than 2025, said ACI Europe. File picture: Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie

A European airports body has cautiously predicted that passenger traffic will exceed previous expectations this summer, as the aviation industry returns to pre-pandemic levels.

ACI Europe revised its passenger traffic forecast for the year and said Europe’s airports will fall by 22% below 2019 levels over the full year, compared with the previous forecast of a drop of 32%.