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Berlin Brandenburg Airport: Traffic report for December: Record high of over 25 million passengers i

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Berlin Brandenburg Airport: Traffic report for December: Record high of over 25 million passengers in 2012

2012

Schönefeld and Tegel Airport welcomed a total of 25,261,192 passengers in 2012; 5.1 per cent more than in the previous year. By contrast, the number of flight movements remained virtually the same, with 242,872 take-offs and landings (+/-0%) in 2012. At 32,140 tonnes, the combined air freight of both airports rose by 2.9 per cent in 2012.

Schönefeld recorded 7,097,274 passengers (-0.2%) and a 2.5 per cent drop in the number of flight movements to 71,758.

Tegel Airport handled 18,163,918 passengers (+7.4%) and recorded a 1 per cent drop in the number of flight movements to 171,114 take-offs and landings.

December 2012

In December 2012, both airports combined recorded 1,783,652 passengers; 0.5 per cent less than in the same month the previous year. The number of take-offs and landings amounted to 16,917 flight movements (-5.8%). At 2,333 tonnes, air freight in December fell by 6.5 per cent.

496,893 passengers were recorded at Schönefeld Airport last month; 7.1 per cent less than in December 2011.

Tegel recorded 1,286,759 passengers in December; 2.3 per cent more than in the same month the previous year.

All values for the month and year are based on preliminary figures.

The traffic statistics of Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH (final figures) can be found online at: