Fiumicino Airport recorded 4.6 million passengers in May; the Northeast Airport Hub handled over 1.8 million passengers in May 2025; in May 2025, 1.1 milion passengers passed through the airports of Bari, Brindisi and Foggia between arrivals and departures.
Aeroporti di Roma- Aeroporti di Fiumicino e Ciampino
The capital’s airport system, consisting of Leonardo da Vinci Airport in Fiumicino and Giovan Battista Pastine Airport in Ciampino, closed the month of May with a total of approximately 5 million passengers, marking a 4% increase compared to the same period in 2024.
In detail, Rome Fiumicino airport recorded 4.6 million passengers, up 4% year-on-year. Point-to-point traffic, i.e. direct connections without intermediate stops, reached 4 million passengers, up 3% compared to May last year.
Passenger traffic on short-haul routes was approximately 3.6 million, up 3% compared to 2024. This result was supported, again this month, by the good performance of intra-EU traffic and the growth of extra-EU connections, particularly to the United Kingdom, Turkey and Egypt.
Intercontinental traffic grew by 6% compared to May 2024. The performance of North America was particularly significant, up 5% compared to the same month in 2024. Fiumicino airport’s long-haul network was further strengthened by the opening of two new connections to North America: the route to Denver, a brand new service launched by United Airlines on 2 May, and the route to Minneapolis, launched by Delta Airlines on 24 May. The seasonal reactivation of some already established connections also contributed to the growth, such as Air Transat’s flights to Toronto, Delta’s flights to Detroit and ITA Airways’ flights to Chicago.
The Arabian Peninsula confirmed its sustained growth trend, with a 7% increase in passengers compared to 2024.
Particularly positive performance was also seen on long-haul African routes, which showed marked growth, with a 21% increase in passenger traffic compared to the same period last year, driven by the expansion of the offer to new destinations such as Accra and Dakar.
In line with the overall positive trend, connections with Central and South America also recorded an 8% increase compared to May 2024.
Ciampino’s Giovan Battista Pastine airport closed the month of May with 347,000 passengers.
Polo Aeroportuale Nordest (VCE, TSF, VRN, VBS)
The Northeast Airport Hub (Venice, Treviso, Verona and Brescia airports) handled over 7 million passengers between January and May 2025, up +6.2% compared to the same period in 2024. In May, over 1.8 million passengers were handled, +5.8% on the same month last year.
Venice airport exceeded 1.14 million passengers in May, up 4.3% compared to May 2024. Almost 4.4 million passengers were carried in the first five months of the year, up 3.9% on the previous year.
After the domestic market, with over 220,000 passengers in the month, the main international markets were Spain, Great Britain, France and Germany.
Over 300,000 passengers travelled on non-stop long-haul flights in the first five months of 2025 (Canada, China, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, United States).
During the month, United Airlines inaugurated its new service to Washington, further enriching the range of North American destinations directly connected to Venice. Seasonal flights to Canada operated by Air Canada and Air Transat (Toronto and Montreal) were also reactivated.
Treviso airport recorded almost 290,000 passengers during the month (+4.2% compared to May 2024) and almost 1.27 million in the first five months of the year, +5.8% on the previous year.
Spain (with almost 50,000 passengers, mainly to Valencia), Albania, Romania, Poland and Belgium were the main markets during the month.
Verona airport also broke its monthly record in May, with over 360,000 passengers (+12.1% compared to May 2024). Over 1.36 million passengers were carried, with a positive trend of +14.7% compared to the previous year.
The domestic market was once again the main market, with over 130,000 passengers during the month, followed by Great Britain, Germany and Spain. The Egyptian market handled over 66,000 passengers in the first five months of the year, thanks in particular to Neos’ operations to Marsa Alam, Sharm el Sheikh and Marsa Matrouh.
Catania, London and Palermo were the favourite destinations for passengers flying from Verona airport.
Rete Aeroportuale Pugliese (BRI, BDS, FOG, TAR)
In May, 756,150 passengers arrived and departed from Bari/Palese airport, an increase of 8.49% compared to 696,973 in the same month of 2024. Domestic traffic increased by 1.16%, while international traffic, with 430,346 passengers, grew by 13.27% compared to 379,914 passengers in May 2024. This resulted in a 14.32% increase in total passenger traffic for January-May 2025, which stood at 2,816,458 compared to 2,463,661 in the first five months of last year.
For Brindisi airport, May closed with a 3.17% increase, with 339,494 passengers compared to 329,063 in May 2024. This meant that in the first five months, traffic rose from 1,121,270 passengers in 2024 to 1,182,274 in 2025, an increase of 5.44%.
At Foggia airport, in the first five months of 2025, there were 32,008 passengers, an increase of 89.08.96% compared to the first five months of 2024, when 16,928 passengers passed through the airport. In May, 6,470 passengers arrived and departed from Foggia, compared to 4,839 in May 2024, an increase of 33.71%.
The growth recorded in January-May 2025 at the three Apulian airports was 4,030,742 passengers, an increase of 11.91% compared to the 3,601,859 passengers recorded in the first four months of 2024.