L'Nice airport has finally exceeded its 2020 traffic targets. With growth of 38% in August alone, France's second-largest airport now boasts a 2% increase in total passenger numbers since January.
Nice will have welcomed almost 3.5 million passengers between January and August 2021This confirms the steady upturn in air traffic since late spring. Over the first eight months, traffic showed a increase of 2%a rather encouraging sign. At the end of July, passenger traffic at the Côte d'Azur hub was still 8% lower than in January-July 2020.
As good news doesn't come alone, thehe airport recorded more than one million passengers in AugustThis is a result that has not been seen since the beginning of 2020. The 1.035 million passengers represents growth of 37.9% compared with August 2020. In detailNorth America and the Middle East are neck and neck in terms of growth. The two regions saw a spectacular increase of 999.9% in additional passengers. This result can be explained by the resumption of the Delta Air Lines, Emirates and The Company.
The summer destination of Nice also had a positive impact on European traffic. The airport recorded an increase of 51.1% in August - or more than 550,000 passengers. Traffic flows with the European Union did even better, with growth of 82.4%. Finally, the upturn with Africa was also confirmed, with passenger numbers jumping by 96.2%.
Towards 5 million passengers by the end of 2021?
If the trend continues, the airport can hope to pass the five million passenger mark again at the end of the year. At this level of traffic, airlines will continue touse Terminal 2 only for the winter season. With the possibility of reopening Terminal 1 for the next summer season.
Especially as demand from airlines for a return to Nice is growing. The latest is the Romanian low-cost airline, Blue Airsince 16 September, has been offering four weekly flights on London-Heathrow. Eurowings recently announced that it would be opening two weekly flights to Stockholm Arlanda. Qatar Airways also announced his return to the capital of the Côte d'Azur. However, this announcement has not yet been translated into a precise return date...
