Airport traffic slowed in 2020 – passenger numbers fell by 20 million

The number of passengers at Finavia's airports remained at a record low in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During 2020, airports served a total of 6,400,583 passengers, which is almost 20 million less than in the previous year. The number decreased by 75 per cent compared to 2019."At the beginning of 2020, air travel started very briskly as usual. In January and February, we saw a further two per cent increase in passenger numbers. In March, the global COVID-19 pandemic halted the growth in air travel and travel volumes plummeted. During the year, it became very clear that the situation would not change quickly," says Petri Vuori, Finavia's Vice President of Sales and Route Development.