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DEN Sets All-Time Passenger Traffic Record in 2023

Denver International Airport (DEN) during the year. Every single month set an year, accounting for 9.6% of total market
set a new record last year, serving more all-time record in terms of passenger traffic share and the carrier’s highest volume since
than 70 million annual passengers in 2023. volume. In addition, DEN recorded its five 2019.
During the year, DEN’s carriers served busiest months in history during the year. Although 2023 now also ranks as
77,837,917 passengers, a 12.3% increase 2023 marked the first year in DEN’s busiest year ever in terms of
over the 69,286,461 passengers served in history for DEN to exceed four million origination and destination (O&D) traffic,
2022, the previous record. annual international passengers: a total the growth was just 0.1% over 2019, the
“2023 was a year of extraordinary of 4,036,545 international passengers previous busiest year for O&D passengers.
growth for DEN and I am proud of the used the airport in 2023, an increase of Connecting passengers propelled DEN’s
airport team for the ways that we have 21.5% as compared to 2022. Each month extraordinary growth in 2023 on an
adjusted our strategies, invested in new was a new record, and July 2023 was increase of 35.7% as compared to 2019.
technologies and worked to meet the the first month ever to record more than Total cargo volume at DEN in
moment while also continuing to prepare 400,000 international passengers. In total, 2023 surpassed 680 million tons, a 5.9%
for the future,” said DEN CEO Phil international passengers accounted for decrease as compared to 2022 but a
Washington. “It is incumbent upon us 5.2% of DEN’s traffic in 2023, up from the 1.4% increase as compared to 2019. In
to ensure the airport’s infrastructure can pre-pandemic level of 4.6% in 2019. 2023, cargo volume on passenger carriers
continue to accommodate the growth we DEN’s two largest carriers, United exceeded 2022 volume by 8.1% while
expect and that’s why our Vision 100 and Southwest, set all-time passenger volume on all-cargo carriers declined by
strategic plan is focused on preparing records in 2023. United served more than 10%.
the airport to serve 100 million annual 36 million passengers during the year Through the first 10 months of the
passengers and serves as a blueprint and captured 46.8% of total DEN market year, DEN ranked as the third-busiest
to align DEN’s decision-making and share. Southwest captured 30.9% of total airport in the U.S. and the fifth-busiest
accountability.” DEN market share on annual volume airport in the world, according to
In addition to 2023 ranking as DEN’s exceeding 24 million passengers. DEN’s worldwide passenger traffic statistics from
busiest year ever, the airport’s passenger third-largest carrier, Frontier, served more Airports Council International (ACI).
traffic notched several notable milestones than 7.5 million passengers during the

O’Hare, Midway Airports saw strong passenger growth in 2023

The Chicago Department of Aviation Unprecedented air service expected for Air service developments
(CDA) released its annual passenger and summer 2024 United Airlines plans to offer some
operations data for 2023, showing steady O’Hare is expected to continue its 175 routes to O’Hare this summer, more
year-over-year growth at O’Hare and robust passenger growth in 2024, with a than any other airline —including 15
Midway International Airports, with an strong summer travel season. The Terminal European routes, compared to nine in the
unprecedented level of air service on the Area Forecast from the Federal Aviation summer of 2019. Published flight schedules
horizon for summer 2024. Administration (FAA) projects 41.5 million from United show seat capacity for 2024
Approximately 73.9 million enplanements at O’Hare for 2024 and 44.1 up 3% in July, 4% in August and 1% in
passengers traveled through O’Hare last million for 2025, compared to 42.2 million September, compared to the same months
year, marking an 8.1% increase over 2022. enplanements recorded in 2019. CDA in 2019.
Midway transported more than 22 million data shows 36.6 million enplanements at Cathay Pacific will increase its Hong
passengers in 2023, a 10.7% increase over O’Hare in 2023, up 7.3% over the prior Kong service from three to five times per
the prior year. year. week starting March 31 which will improve
Midway, which surpassed pre- Enplanements count departing access to Hong Kong, Mainland China and
pandemic passenger levels in the first half passengers only, while overall passenger Southeast Asia.
of 2023, closed the full year out with a figures include both arrivals and departures. United will also launch the first
5.5% increase in passengers compared At the peak of the summer in July service from O’Hare to the new airport in
to 2019. Sustained passenger growth 2024, scheduled departing seats from Tulum, Mexico in April.
continues at O’Hare, which ended 2023 at O’Hare are expected to be off by just 3%. There are also new and expanded
87.3% of its 2019 passenger total, marking from July 2019 levels. O’Hare will also routes to Italy, Greece, and Canada, as well
a four-year high. serve 67 international destinations this July, as nine new domestic routes to O’Hare
up from 65 in July 2019. from Frontier Airlines.

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