In 2021, 630.062 passengers used Bremen Airport. This is an increase of 5,9 percent compared to 2020 (594.680 passengers).

"The global corona pandemic continues to slow down air traffic and, especially at the smaller airports, such as Bremen Airport, the recovery seems to be taking longer than at large hubs," said airport boss Elmar Kleinert on the development last year. "We were able to record a slight increase in passenger numbers in the summer months from July, which continued until the end of the year, but we are still a long way from our traffic figures from 2019." Compared to 2019, Bremen Airport is still registering a decline in passengers by 72,7 percent (2.308.338 passengers). 

Flight movements in 2021 were 18.949 take-offs and landings. This is a decrease of 6,1 percent compared to the previous year with 20.172 take-offs and landings. Compared to 2019 and thus before Corona, this is still a decrease of 47,8 percent and 36.307 flight movements. On the other hand, the cargo volume looks much better. Compared to 2020, Bremen Airport recorded an increase of 10,2 percent. A total of 2021 tons of cargo were handled in 12.764. Compared to 2019, this is a decrease of 11,1 percent (14.360 tons).

"We assume that Corona will continue to dominate developments in air traffic this year and that the situation will remain very dynamic and unpredictable," says Elmar Kleinert. "As in the past year and a half, it is currently impossible to predict how the pandemic will develop. Each new virus variant with the associated and mostly inconsistent travel restrictions will certainly further slow down the recovery of air traffic. Nevertheless, we are cautiously optimistic that with the progress made with the third vaccination, the traffic figures will recover slightly from the spring.”