Panama: Tocumen Airport mobilized more than 8.5 million passengers in the first half of 2023 Aviación al Día

He Tocumen International Airport mobilized in the first semester of this year 8,583,426 Passengers, 1,277,239 more than the same period in 2022.

In June, the airport handled 1,441,346 passengers and carried 17,646 tons of cargo.

“The indicators for June 2023 confirm the positive trend of the industry with a constant and robust growth compared to the first half of 2022 and above the highest historical passenger record of 2019 for the same period,” said Raffoul Arab, General Manager of Tocumen International Airport.

destinations and markets

As for international connections, in June Tocumen operated direct flights to 86 destinations via 16 commercial airlines that offer flights to major cities in America and Europe.

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The June results show that of the total number of passengers using the Tocumen terminal, 67% were transfer passengers. In addition, 11,401 flight movements were managed.

According to Tocumen International Airport’s statistics department, the markets with the highest regional movement in June were South America at 44%, followed by North America at 28%, the Caribbean at 12% and Central America at 10%. . , and the European markets contributed a 5% share.

Regional terminals and freight

In the cargo terminal, 99,854 tons of goods were mobilized in the first six months of 2023.

On the other hand, the Panama Pacifico, Enrique Malek, Scarlett Martínez and Enrique A. Jiménez regional terminals managed by Tocumen, SA recorded a traffic of 366,354 passengers and 12,033 operations in the first half of this year.

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