Photo: shutterstock 19,278,320. That was the largest number of passengers who flew on a single day last year.
Contrary to popular belief, the busiest day of the year was not during one of the holidays in the United States, but on August 2, the peak of the global tourist season.
The least busy day of the year in global aviation was November 28 this year, the day of Thanksgiving in the United States. Most passengers, traditionally, prefer to fly before the holiday, leading to a seat occupancy of 14,871,278 passengers.
Overall, worldwide, the current year is expected to end with a figure close to 5 billion passengers who flew in total in 2024. The expectation is that the threshold will be crossed in the coming year, reaching even 5.2 billion.
According to OAG data, the airport that recorded the largest growth in the world in 2024
In terms of the number of airplane seats was the airport of Shanghai. In 2023, 37,677,145 people passed through the airport, and in 2024, 47,588,332 passengers passed through it.
In terms of air routes, the data points to a European airport as the fastest-growing in the last year - and that is the airport of Prague in the Czech Republic. In 2023, 133 routes operated from Prague airport, and in 2024, 176 routes operated.
The airport of Prague. Photo: shutterstockAnd what was the airline that grew faster than any other worldwide? HONG KONG EXPRESS. According to OAG data, the number of flights the company operated from Hong Kong increased by 46% last year, rising from 23,940 to 35,015.