The Madeira Regional Statistics Directorate (DREM) releases today, based on information from ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, the first data relating to air transport in RAM for the month of March 2024.
In the first three months of 2024, variations in aircraft and passenger movements were -4.6% and +2.1%, respectively. It is also worth noting that there may be a calendar effect in these data, as while Easter, in 2023, took place in April, in 2024, it was celebrated in March.
In March 2024, each aircraft (taking into account those that landed and took off together) transported, on average, around 155 passengers (146 in March 2023), at Madeira airport, while at Porto Santo that figure reached almost 72 passengers (59 in the same month. In the month under review, the movement of domestic and international passengers at RAM airports registered positive year-on-year variations in international traffic (+3.1%) and in the domestic segment (+8.8%).
At Madeira airport, international traffic (52.6% of the total) predominated compared to domestic traffic (47.4% of the total). At Porto Santo Airport there was a prevalence of domestic traffic (58.6% of the total), but with a smaller disproportion compared to February 2024.
In this reference month, scheduled flights at RAM airports represented 91.4% of total aircraft handled and 93.6% of passengers (93.9% and 95.5% in the same period last year, respectively).
In March 2024, the occupancy of aircraft handled at RAM airports was around 87.9%, with Madeira airport reaching 88.5% and Porto Santo reaching 72.9%. In the same period last year, occupancy rates were lower, at 82.6%, 83.4% and 60.9%, in the same order.
From January to March 2024, passengers embarked and disembarked (i.e., excluding those in transit) at RAM airports amounted to 1,066.9 thousand, half corresponding to traffic exclusively between airports located in the national territory, which includes connections interior and domestic (47.9% of the total as a whole) and other international (52.1%). Within the scope of the latter, the United Kingdom was the main country of origin and destination for international flights from RAM airports (31.1%), followed by Germany (20.9%) and France (5.0%).
In the IATA (International Air Transport Association) Winter, from October 29, 2023 to March 23, 2024, Madeira airport operated commercial flights from 28 airlines (30 in IATA Winter 22/23), with 62 routes (58 in same period) to 56 destinations (53 in IATA Winter 22/23). At Porto Santo airport, commercial flights were carried out on 5 routes (4 in IATA Winter 22/23), from 5 airlines (4 in the same period last year) to 5 destinations (4 in IATA Winter 22/23).
