This year's NRW summer holidays gave Dortmund Airport a new passenger record and thus continued the positive trend of increasing passenger numbers.

A total of 391.900 passengers used the Dortmund offer during the holidays - an increase of almost 2 percent compared to the previous record summer of 2019 and an increase of 4 percent compared to 2021. That was the summer in which Wizz Air was still using the airport as a base. According to the company, the situation at Dortmund Airport remained calm despite the large number of passengers – unlike at many other German airports.

Dortmund Airport was already pleased with high passenger numbers in the second quarter of 2022. With an increase of around 130 percent compared to the previous year, the number of passengers approached the figures of the record year 2019. In both June and July, the values ​​were even exceeded and new records were set. With 263.374 passengers, July was the most successful month in the history of the airport. "We are very pleased about this extremely positive development," says Guido Miletic, Head of Airport Services and Marketing. "Passengers will find a wide range of options at Dortmund Airport, with something for everyone - for both business and private trips."

During the summer holidays, passengers could choose from more than 50 destinations. Just before the school holidays, for example, the airline Wizz Air expanded its offer and included the popular Hungarian water (sports) region on Lake Balaton in its flight plan. Also frequently requested during the six-week school break: Katowice, Palma de Mallorca, Bucharest, Sofia, Vienna and Antalya. The German-Turkish airline SunExpress included Antalya in its flight schedule again after four years and has steadily expanded the range of flights due to the high demand. “The high number of passengers shows that the offer is readily accepted by the passengers. We are delighted that SunExpress will also be flying to sunny Antalya in winter,” continued Guido Miletic.