1.66 million passengers expected for 2024 / Established airlines and new connections / Airport as a driver for jobs, the economy and tourism
Today's working meeting between Stefan Schnöll, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and Bettina Ganghofer, Managing Director of the airport, focused primarily on the positive development of the airport, increasing passenger numbers, new airlines and the major investment “redesigning the terminal landscape”, which will keep the airport busy until at least 2030.
Salzburg Airport expects around 1.66 million passengers in 2024, which corresponds to a moderate increase in passenger numbers compared to the previous year (1.61 MILLION PAX in 2023). New airlines and long-established destinations with increased frequencies are pushing the airport ahead. Also new destinations in the route offering with airlines such as Wizz Air (London Luton, Skopje in North Macedonia and Bucharest in Romania) or Iberia (Madrid), Eurowings (Burgas), Nouvelair (Monastir in Tunisia) or Scandinavian Airlines (Copenhagen) are boosting the airport. The new connections and the frequency increases on well-booked routes are essential not only for the airport, but also for the local economy and tourism. As an economic and job engine for the region, with 1,300 employees in various areas such as airport operations, customs, freight forwarding, car rental and aircraft maintenance, the airport is the gateway to many cities and regions worldwide.
Airport as a regional investor
Around six million euros have already been invested in the airport's infrastructure and development in 2023, with the main project in the coming years being the design and construction of the new terminal landscape. Preliminary work will begin this year, detailed planning will take place next year and the first construction machinery for the airport's largest project to date is due to start rolling in 2026, with completion scheduled for 2030.
CO² net neutrality by 2024
The airport has set itself the major goal of achieving net carbon neutrality by 2040. This plan is to be achieved without the purchase of additional certificates, and to this end projects such as the recently installed photovoltaic system on the parking garage and the conversion of the vehicle fleet are being driven forward.
Source: Pressemeldung des Landes Salzburg