August: Continued growth in international travelers, domestic decline, and another record in drone flights
4.8 million travelers used all of Avinor's airports in August. This is an increase of 3 percent compared to August last year.
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A large part of the growth comes from foreign tourists to Norway. It is international passenger traffic that is increasing, by a whole 8 percent. Domestic passenger traffic declined by 1 percent compared to August last year.
The trend continues
"We expect the increase in foreign tourists to continue in the coming years. We have been seeing this development for a while now, and our forecasts show that this trend will persist. Although the numbers include Norwegian travelers to warmer countries, the growth is primarily driven by foreign tourists," says Gaute Skallerud Riise, Vice President Traffic Development at Avinor.
Passenger numbers and flight movements
2,470,278 passengers traveled domestically in August. This is 1 percent fewer than in August last year. The number of international travelers was 2,259,174, which is 8 percent higher than the previous year's August.
There were 54,595 flight movements in August, 4 percent fewer than in August last year.
The number of Ninox Drone flights has doubled in a year
In August, 2,541 drone flights were reported in Ninox Drone, Avinor's drone management system. "We are seeing a steadily increasing number of drone flights," says Mats Gjertsen, who leads Avinor's drone program. "We have now surpassed 12,000 registered users in Ninox Drone, which is a doubling in one year."
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Avinor is a wholly-owned state limited company under the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications and is responsible for 44 state-owned airports. Avinor has taken a leading role in reducing climate gas emissions from the aviation industry, including the development of electric aircrafts and supplying sustainable jet-biojetfuel. Avinor provides safe and efficient travels for around 50 million passengers annually, half of which travel to and from Oslo Airport. Over 3000 employees are responsible for planning, developing and operating an efficient airport and air navigation service. Avinor is financed via airport charges and commercial sales. The air navigation services is organized as subsidiary wholly-owned by Avinor. Avinor's headquarter is in Oslo.
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