The leading airport in the Baltic countries, Riga International Airport reached a new passenger traffic record in 2016, servicing nearly half of the total number of passengers of the Baltic airports. Also in 2016, Riga Airport achieved a record growth in passenger traffic. Compared to 2015, last year the most significant growth was recorded in routes from Riga to Berlin (+84.7%), St. Petersburg (+42.8%), Kiev (+20.7%), Moscow (+18.5%), Stockholm (+10.3%), Amsterdam (+9.8%), Tallinn (+ 9.3%), Milan (+8.8%) and London (+8.3%).
London, Moscow, Oslo, Frankfurt and Helsinki are still the most popular destinations for passengers travelling from Riga Airport.
In 2016, the number of transfer/transit passengers rose by 15.3% and accounted for 27.3% of the total number of passengers handled last year, thus demonstrating the important role of Riga Airport as a regional transit hub in the Baltics. Tallinn, Vilnius, Moscow, Helsinki and St. Petersburg were the most popular transit destinations travelling via Riga Airport.
Last year, Riga Airport handled 5.4 million passengers, which is almost 5% more than in 2015. In a monthly breakdown, the greatest number of passengers was handled in August, when more than half a million passengers chose Riga Airport for their trip. Of the total number of passengers, more than 50% were carried by the national airline airBaltic, 18.3% - by Ryanair, and 8.5% - by WizzAir.
