European airport trade body ACI EUROPE today released its air traffic report for the month of June, second quarter (Q2) and the first half (H1) of 2025.

Passenger traffic across the European airport network increased by +4.5% in H1 compared with the same period last year, with the pace of growth remaining steady over both Q1 and Q2 — respectively +4.3% and +4.6%.

International passenger traffic accounted for all of the gains (+5.7%) as domestic traffic essentially remained flat (+0.2%). Overall, passenger volumes in H1 stood at +5.1% above their pre-pandemic (H1 2019) levels.

Freight and aircraft movements

Freight traffic across the European airport network remained stable year-on-year in H1 at +0.1% — with EU+ airports at +0.4% and non-EU+ airports at -2%. When compared to pre-pandemic (H1 2019) volumes, freight volumes stood at +8.7%.

Amongst the top 10 European airports for freight traffic, the best results compared to last year came from Madrid (+8.9%), Cologne (+3.5%), and London Heathrow (+2.3%).

Aircraft movements in H1 increased by +3.1% compared to the same period last year and remained at -2.2% below pre-pandemic (H1 2019) levels.

The integral version of the report (four pages) is attached to this AVIONEWS.