The difficult years of the epidemic are now behind us, and Italian airports, along with their passengers, are smiling again. Italy's airports will, in fact, set a new all-time passenger record in 2023, with 197.2 million passengers, a 2.1% increase over the previous record-holding year of 2019, which was unaffected by the pandemic crisis. If the domestic market played a vital role in the post-Covid recovery period, 2023 marks the full recovery of the foreign segment, the most qualified segment of air traffic, with 128 million passengers, 0.1% more than in 2019. However, there is a modest gap in aircraft movements compared to pre-Covid levels, with 1,601,059 units in 2023, 2.6% lower than in 2019. More passengers and fewer planes mean better load factors, which also improves the environment. With 2019 numbers surpassed, the industry - in 2023 - leaves the years of turmoil behind, during which the airport system lost at least 280 million passengers.
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