Passenger traffic of Boryspil airport in 2021 recovered by 62% to the level of pre-crisis 2019.

Passenger traffic of Boryspil airport in 2021 recovered by 62% to the level of pre-crisis 2019.

Boryspil International Airport in 2021 served 9.433 million passengers (of which 8.798 million - passengers of regular flights, 635.2 thousand - non-scheduled), restoring passenger traffic by 62% to the level of 2019.

 

According to the company's website, for 2021, the airport received and departed 75.8 thousand flights (of which 64.5 thousand - international and 11.3 thousand - domestic), which is 68.5% of the indicators of 2019.

 

"In 2021, the passenger traffic of Boryspil airport compared to 2020 has increased by 83%, or more than 4.2 million passengers. Airlines and airports have learned how to work in a pandemic and manage crisis situations. Despite the activation of the "Omicron" strain, which has forced a number of countries to close their air gates, experts consider 2022 to be a period of recovery of the aviation market.

 

For our part, we as an airport in 2021 focused on attracting new airlines and launching new destinations and flights.

 

Today, 38 airlines are working with the airport, of which nine airlines entered the market for the first time, out of 117 existing destinations - 12 new", - said General Director of "Boryspil" Alexei Dubrevsky.

 

According to the published data on the website, in 2021 the most travelers from Boryspil were to Turkey - 24% and Egypt - 18%. The top ten destinations with the largest passenger traffic are Antalya, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Istanbul, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Dalaman, Ankara and Odessa. The combined share of travelers to these countries was 52%.Cargo volumes served in 2021 reached a four-year high of 45,67 thousand tons, an 8.7% increase over 2019 cargo traffic. Mail volumes were 6,800,000 tons, or 69.5% of 2019.

 

"The cargo segment remains stable and shows positive growth dynamics. Today the cargo terminal of the airport "Borispol" works on the verge of peak capacity, so in 2022 we plan to start construction of a new cargo terminal with a capacity of 120 thousand tons per year. The realization of this project will give us the opportunity to become an air cargo hub according to European standards", - said Dubrevsky.

 

In December, 2021 the volume of passenger traffic at the airport was 707.5 thousand passengers, 6.26 thousand flights, 5.4 thousand tons of cargo and 644 tons of mail were handled.

 

As reported, the airport "Boryspil" in 2020, passenger traffic decreased by 66.2% compared to 2019 - up to 5.158 million people.

 

International airport "Boryspil" is the largest in Ukraine with a total area of about 1 thousand hectares. It has two runways: one is 4 thousand meters long and 60 meters wide, the second is 3.500 thousand meters long and 63 meters wide. On its territory there are four passenger terminals and postal and cargo complex.



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Boryspil International Airport in 2021 served 9.433 million passengers (of which 8.798 million - passengers of regular flights, 635.2 thousand - non-scheduled), restoring passenger traffic by 62% to the level of 2019.

 

According to the company's website, for 2021, the airport received and departed 75.8 thousand flights (of which 64.5 thousand - international and 11.3 thousand - domestic), which is 68.5% of the indicators of 2019.

 

"In 2021, the passenger traffic of Boryspil airport compared to 2020 has increased by 83%, or more than 4.2 million passengers. Airlines and airports have learned how to work in a pandemic and manage crisis situations. Despite the activation of the "Omicron" strain, which has forced a number of countries to close their air gates, experts consider 2022 to be a period of recovery of the aviation market.

 

For our part, we as an airport in 2021 focused on attracting new airlines and launching new destinations and flights.

 

Today, 38 airlines are working with the airport, of which nine airlines entered the market for the first time, out of 117 existing destinations - 12 new", - said General Director of "Boryspil" Alexei Dubrevsky.

 

According to the published data on the website, in 2021 the most travelers from Boryspil were to Turkey - 24% and Egypt - 18%. The top ten destinations with the largest passenger traffic are Antalya, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Istanbul, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Amsterdam, Dalaman, Ankara and Odessa. The combined share of travelers to these countries was 52%.Cargo volumes served in 2021 reached a four-year high of 45,67 thousand tons, an 8.7% increase over 2019 cargo traffic. Mail volumes were 6,800,000 tons, or 69.5% of 2019.

 

"The cargo segment remains stable and shows positive growth dynamics. Today the cargo terminal of the airport "Borispol" works on the verge of peak capacity, so in 2022 we plan to start construction of a new cargo terminal with a capacity of 120 thousand tons per year. The realization of this project will give us the opportunity to become an air cargo hub according to European standards", - said Dubrevsky.

 

In December, 2021 the volume of passenger traffic at the airport was 707.5 thousand passengers, 6.26 thousand flights, 5.4 thousand tons of cargo and 644 tons of mail were handled.

 

As reported, the airport "Boryspil" in 2020, passenger traffic decreased by 66.2% compared to 2019 - up to 5.158 million people.

 

International airport "Boryspil" is the largest in Ukraine with a total area of about 1 thousand hectares. It has two runways: one is 4 thousand meters long and 60 meters wide, the second is 3.500 thousand meters long and 63 meters wide. On its territory there are four passenger terminals and postal and cargo complex.