BRUSSELS / WAM
In August 2022, the number of commercial flights in the EU increased by 25% compared with August 2021,according to monthly flight data published by Eurostat. While this is still below the pre-pandemic levels, the gap is slowly closing (-14% compared with August 2019).
In absolute terms, the number of commercial flights stood at 596 930 in August 2022, compared with 478 996 in August 2021, 324 538 in August 2020 and 695 912 in August 2019. Some EU airports recorded increases in commercial flights compared with 2019.