Weighed down by the consequences of the Covid-19, would traffic pick up again at airport Toulouse-Blagnac ?

This is what the airport management affirms, which communicates this Monday, November 8 on the attendance figures. in the third quarter of 2021. Figures which remain far from the standards known before the health crisis, but which are progressing.

Return of international traffic

“Thanks to a favorable development in the health situation in France and abroad, the summer period was conducive to travel“, Estimates the management of the airport, which” confirms the resumption of its traffic, which stood at 55% in the 3rd quarter of 2019 with 1,363,337 registered passengers. This quarter marks the return of international traffic, ”notes the management of Toulouse-Blagnac airport.

In details, national traffic represented 52.8% of total traffic, or 719,577 passengers (-32.7% compared to the third quarter of 2019). Among them, 422,016 passengers traveled between Toulouse and Paris. the international traffic represents as for him 47.2% of total traffic, i.e. 643,760 passengers (-54.7% compared to the third quarter of 2019).

“International traffic increased sharply during the 3rd quarter. In August, it even exceeded national traffic for the first time since the start of the health crisis, ”indicates the management of Toulouse-Blagnac airport.

European destinations are popular

The summer period was therefore marked by a “strong dynamism in Europe”, with a “traffic multiplied by 5” compared to the previous quarter.

“82.4% of international trade was carried out in Europe, with 530,546 passengers transported (-56.6% vs. Q3 2019). In the Schengen area, Amsterdam was the favorite destination, followed by Lisbon and Munich. Non-Schengen traffic remains the most affected by the pandemic, ”further underlines Toulouse-Blagnac airport.

Over the same period, most of the international traffic outside Europe was informed by the Morocco (2/3 of exchanges), the Turkey and the Tunisia.

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