2024 is a year to remember for Venice Marco Polo Airport, which with 11.6 million passengers set a New record.
In 2024 the airport exceeded pre-pandemic levels
In fact for the first time the airport exceeded the pre-pandemic levels of 2019, when 11.56 million passengers transited. However, the growth, equal to +2.7% compared to 2023, remains more contained than the national average of Italian airports, which are experiencing a more rapid expansion, reflecting Venice Airport’s sustainable development strategy.
Optimizing passenger flows
The aim is to attain a measured development that guarantees a positive experience for passengers, and infrastructures that are able to meet demand. “We are not interested in growth on a drug-fuelled basis,- said Enrico Marchi, president od rhe Save Grouo that manages the airport,- ‘but in long-term sustainable expansion that focuses on the quality of services.” This philosophy is also reflected in the recent infrastructure development aimed at optimizing passenger flows without compromising operational efficiency.
North American traffic is 21% of the total
The strength of Marco Polo is its intercontinental vocation, which represents 21% of total traffic. In 2024, the airport saw a significant increase in traffic to North America, with over one million passengers and a growth of +9% compared to 2023. Transatlantic routes are covered by Delta Air Lines, to New York JFK and Atlanta, United Airlines to New York Newark, which this year is joined by a new route to Washington D.C, while American Airlines with a flight to Chicago will add the first direct connection to Dallas-Fort Worth this summer.
More far Eastern flights are also being added
Traffic to the Far East is also growing, with an increase of 36% and over 300,000 passengers in the first ten months of 2024. This result is driven by the Venice-Shanghai Pudong connection operated by China Eastern and Asiana Airlines' summer service to Seoul Incheon. There's also good news for connections to the Middle East: Qatar Airways has resumed flights to Venice with a daily connection to Doha, alongside Emirates' daily flight to Dubai.
