Bratislava M R Stefanik Airport exceeds 3m annual pax for the first time
Bratislava M R Stefanik Airport reported (16-Sep-2026) 625,742 passengers in Aug-2026, an increase of 75.9% year-on-year and the busiest month in the airport's history. The airport handled 3.2 million year-to-date passengers as of Aug-2026, an increase of 101% and the first time the airport has exceeded three million passengers during a calendar year. CEO Dušan Novota stated: "Antalya, one of Türkiye's most popular holiday destinations, was the most popular destination from Bratislava in August, followed by the scheduled destinations of Barcelona, Rome, London and Kosice". [more - original PR]
Background ✨
Bratislava M R Štefánik Airport's traffic momentum built through 2026, with successive monthly passenger records from Apr-2026 to Jul-2026 and 2.6 million passengers in the first seven months (+108% YoY).1 2 3 CEO Dušan Novota linked the surge to Wizz Air's Bratislava base and higher frequencies, alongside a summer 2026 schedule of 80 destinations in 29 countries.2 4 The airport also surpassed its full-year 2025 total of 2.4 million and forecast over four million passengers for 2026.5 6