About 426K passengers flew from Chișinău in March; Sharm el-Sheikh, Paris, Barcelona top destinations
In March of this year, nearly 426,000 passengers travelled on air routes operated from the "Eugen Doga" International Airport in Chisinau. Compared to March of last year, passenger traffic increased by 25.3%, reaching a total of 86,113 passengers.
According to the institution's data, over 3,140 operations (landings and take-offs) were recorded in March, an increase of 10.9% compared to the same period last year. The volume of cargo transported in March reached 232.9 tons.
The route to Sharm el-Sheikh topped the rankings with 10,743 passengers, followed by Paris with 7,454 passengers. Other destinations that recorded high passenger volumes, each exceeding 6,000 passengers, include Barcelona, Bucharest, Yerevan, and Prague.
Here are the passenger numbers for the top destinations:
- Sharm el-Sheikh: 10,743 passengers
- Paris: 7,454 passengers
- Barcelona: 7,069 passengers
- Bucharest: 6,522 passengers
- Yerevan: 6,144 passengers
- Prague: 5,886 passengers
- Larnaca: 4,889 passengers
- Brussels: 4,393 passengers
- Bologna: 4,327 passengers
- London: 4,074 passengers
- Nice: 3,575 passengers
- Dortmund: 3,090 passengers
- Frankfurt: 3,074 passengers
- Milan: 3,023 passengers
- Hamburg: 2,945 passengers
- Berlin: 2,929 passengers
- Athens: 2,829 passengers
New destinations added to the flight network attracted a total of 32,178 passengers in March, accounting for approximately 7.6% of the total monthly traffic. Among these, flights to Bratislava and Naples were the most popular, with over 4,550 passengers each.
Passenger numbers for the new destinations are as follows:
- Bratislava: 4,554 passengers
- Naples: 4,547 passengers
- Turin: 3,621 passengers
- Wrocław: 3,054 passengers
- Copenhagen: 2,941 passengers
- Bari: 2,922 passengers
- Baden-Baden: 2,768 passengers
- Billund: 2,352 passengers
- Alicante: 1,989 passengers
- Phu Quoc: 1,662 passengers
- Bremen: 1,191 passengers
- Sofia: 577 passengers
March 2026 highlights a steady increase in passenger traffic, driven by high demand for both departures and arrivals, as well as the expansion of the route network. This growth indicates improved mobility and better international connectivity. The trend is supported by increased flight frequencies, an expanded portfolio of destinations, the development of foreign tourism, enhanced population mobility, strengthened economic relations, business passenger flows, and expanded collaboration with international airlines, according to the "Eugen Doga" International Airport in Chisinau.
