The number of passengers at the airports recovered in May 2022: compared to the pre-crisis level of 2019, almost 70 percent of travelers (-29,5 percent) were welcomed at the airports.

Around 15,8 million passengers used German airports - compared to May 2021, the volume has increased almost fivefold. The volume of cargo increased slightly compared to the previous month: 432.683t mean -6,2 percent compared to the previous year, compared to 2019 it is +4,4 percent. With 160.574 take-offs and landings, the number of commercial flight movements was more than twice as high as in May 202. Compared to 2019, more than three quarters of all commercial flights were carried out again at -22,6 percent.

From January to May, more than 51,44 million passengers (arr.+dep.) were counted at German airports. With +385,4 percent, the airports recorded strong growth compared to the previous year. However, the pre-crisis level in 2019 would still be 45,6 percent short, as the airport association ADV announced in a broadcast.