More than 11 million passengers used Edinburgh Airport in 2022
Edinburgh Airport says it's recorded a "strong recovery" with more than 11 Million passengers passing through last year
Edinburgh Airport has said it recorded a "strong recovery" after releasing it's passenger traffic statistics for 2022.
More than 11 million people - 11,261,873 in total - travelled through the airport last year.
That's a massive increase from 2021, where the Covid pandemic was still causing chaos for the industry.
Just 3,031,140 passengers used the airport throughout the calendar year in 21.
Whilst this represents a solid bounce back from Covid, there's still some way to go to reach the heights of 2019 - the busiest year ever recorded for a Scottish airport.
14.7 Million people used the hub in the year before the pandemic took hold.
Gordon Dewar, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Airport, said:
“We are encouraged by the ongoing recovery in passenger numbers in 2022, which we hope in turn reflects more economic activity across the country, as inbound visitors to Scotland provide a much-needed shot in the arm for our tourism and hospitality industries.
“There is little doubt that people want to travel – both from Scotland for holidays or business opportunities or those international tourists coming to experience the best of Scotland’s visitor attractions and beautiful places and landmarks.
“The important challenge for us, in partnership with the city, the Scottish Government and others, is to facilitate growth in a responsible way and in a way that protects the vast number of high-quality jobs that airports provide, both directly and indirectly through airlines, handling agents among others, and the supply chain that supports us all.”