Airports Council International (ACI) of Europe presented the results of the year.
Passenger traffic increased by 37 percent last year, while in 2020, against the backdrop of the pandemic, this figure decreased by 59 percent compared to 2019, according to the report of the organization, according to Anadolu.
At the end of 2021, Istanbul Airport became the busiest airport in Europe. They served 36.98 million passengers. The second in terms of workload is the Moscow Sheremetyevo. During the year it served 30,943,456 passengers. The top three is closed by Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. During the year, 26,201,698 tourists received services in it. Also in the top 5 European airports in demand is Amsterdam Schipho and another airport in Moscow – Domodedovo.
As emphasized, despite the “covid” restrictions, Istanbul Airport ranked first among European airports in terms of the number of passengers in 2020. During the period under review, the air harbor in the Turkish metropolis served more than 23,000,000 passengers.