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In 2025 the operator recorded the highest passenger numbers of this century: 208 million, 10.6% more than in 2024. At the same time, 30% of Intercidades carriages are immobilised, while demand is growing.
Data indicate a 12.1% increase in the number of passengers in the archipelago compared with 2024.
At Madeira Airport, international traffic predominated over domestic. In contrast, at Porto Santo, 83.7% of all flights were domestic.
Portugal’s airports saw a record 72.5 million passengers pass through them in 2025 (+4.7%), while Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport processed 36.1 million passengers, up 2.9% on 2024. According to data The post Portugal’s airports saw 72.5 million passengers in 2025, up 4.7% appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Public Security Police (PSP) refused entry to 1,867 passengers out of the 11,377,097 it screened at Humberto Delgado Airport in Lisbon last year, the force said today.
