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AUA Airport – Passenger Traffic Review 2022

Almost full recovery of 2019 traffic numbers reached

expecting to receive approximate-
ly 13% more compared to 2022. The
NON-US market share is expected
to increase further in the year 2023
with new airlift opportunities be-
ing explored from those markets. A
new route out of Europe with British
Airways will be launched in March
of 2023 and more new opportuni-
ties are being explored and de-
veloped stemming from the Latin
American market. AUA Airport is
confident that the year 2023 will
be another successful year for the
number of passengers and aircraft
movements that will be handled.

About AUA Airport
AUA Airport is one of the busiest air-
ports in the Caribbean region, with
24 different airlines operating into
Aruba contributing to processing
Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) a recovery versus the same period twice weekly service. Southwest over 2.4 million passengers per year
is happy to report the AUA Airport’s in 2019 of respectively 101%, 102% started their new route with direct and providing air service to 26 des-
passenger traffic performance and 103%. operations out of Orlando in the tinations worldwide. AUA Airport is
for the year 2022; passenger flow USA and Wingo commenced its operationally solid where over 95%
numbers increased considerably Diversifying the US and NON-US successful operations out of Medel- of all visitors are leisure guests: 77%
in the last three quarters of the year markets further in 2022 lin Colombia and added frequen- from the United States & Canada,
showing excellent recovery rates Whilst the US Market represented a cies to and from Bogota in Colom- 10% from Latin America, 8% from
versus the same period in 2019. total of 81% of the total departing bia. Sunclass Airlines restarted their Europe, and 4% from Dutch Ca-
passengers in 2021, this decreased operations out of Stockholm, and ribbean, year to date, December
The total amount of revenue gen- to 75% at the end of 2022. This is in Air Canada restarted their opera- 2022. AUA Airport attributes this
erating passengers (departing line with the strategy set forth by tions out of Toronto Canada. to the island’s stable economic
passengers) handled in 2022 was AUA airport to diversify the markets and political climate, hospitable
recorded at 1,207,587 which rep- served from and to AUA airport as Flight departure and load factors and multilingual population, and
resents a recovery of 95% versus much as possible. This resulted in 2022 safe environment. AUA Airport un-
2019. The departing passenger an increase in the market share The total amount of aircraft move- dergoes continuous upgrades to
number in 2022 increased with 38% of the NON-US Market from 19% in ments for 2022 stands at 11,597 maintain its position as one of the
when comparing this to 2021. 2021 to 25% in 2022. which is 22% more than the amount region’s most innovative airports.
of flight departures reported in
Recovery per quarter in 2022 New routes and additional fre- 2021 and a recovery of 87% versus Learn more about what’s happen-
For each quarter in 2022 the pas- quencies 2022 the number of movements in 2019 ing at AUA Airport by visiting www.
senger traffic numbers per market In the year 2022 several airlines ei- for departing flights. An average airportaruba.com and connect
performed as follows: ther started new operations to AUA load factor of 85% was reported in with AUA Airport on Twitter.com/
Airport or amped up their frequen- 2019 and for 2022 an average load Aruba_Airport, Facebook.com/
During the first quarter of 2022, 77% cies. Airlines like Jet Air Caribbean factor of 83% was reached. ArubaAirport, Instagram.com/
of departing passengers were re- and Arajet commenced opera- arubaairport/ and Linkedin.com/
covered versus the year 2019. The tions with direct service out of Cu- Outlook 2023 ArubaAirport.q
remaining quarters of 2022 showed racao and Santo Domingo with For the year 2023 the AUA airport is