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Part of situation: Italian airport passenger traffic growth (3 clusters)

Italian regional airports report record passenger growth

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Italian regional airports in Puglia, Calabria, and Tuscany reported record-breaking passenger traffic for September 2026, driven largely by a surge in international travel.

In Puglia, the airport network saw 1,298,551 passengers in September, an 11% increase compared to the previous year. Bari Airport recorded 883,696 passengers (+12.6%), while Brindisi saw 409,315 (+10.2%). International routes in Puglia grew significantly, with Brindisi seeing a 23% rise.

Calabria's airport system reported 518,888 passengers in September, an 18.6% increase. This growth was led by Lamezia Terme, which saw 393,116 passengers (+23%). Notably, international traffic in Calabria jumped by 38.3% in September.

Tuscany's airport system also reached new milestones, with over one million passengers in September, a 7.9% increase. This marks the fifth consecutive month exceeding the one-million threshold. Pisa's Galileo Galilei Airport recorded its best September ever with 664,000 passengers, while Florence's Amerigo Vespucci Airport surpassed 400,000 passengers for the first time in its history.

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Aeroporti di Puglia · Bari Airport · Brindisi Airport · Florence Airport · Pisa Airport · SACAL · Toscana Aeroporti

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  • [● 2 SOURCES] Puglia's airport network saw 1,298,551 passengers in September, an 11% increase compared to September 2025. www.noinotizie.it
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Bari airport recorded 883,696 passengers in September, a 12.6% increase from the previous year. www.noinotizie.it
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Total passengers in Puglia from January to September 2026 reached 9,895,019, up 11% year-on-year. www.noinotizie.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Florence airport recorded its best September ever with over 400,000 passengers. www.teleborsa.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The Tuscan airport system surpassed 8 million passengers for the year as of September. www.teleborsa.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] Pisa airport recorded 664,000 passengers in September, its best September on record. www.teleborsa.it
  • [○ 1 SOURCE] The Tuscany airport system saw over 1 million passengers in September, a 7.9% increase compared to September 2025. www.teleborsa.it
  • [● 2 SOURCES] Brindisi airport recorded 409,315 passengers in September, a 10.2% increase from the previous year. www.noinotizie.it

Sources

Aeroporto di Genova, oltre 1,3 milioni di passeggeri in nove mesi: voli in crescita del 13% [genovaquotidiana.com]
Turismo, la Val di Cornia vola: San Vincenzo +22%, Piombino supera il milione di presenze [www.maremmaoggi.net]
Comiso, 230mila passeggeri in meno: il Patto chiede gli atti su Ryanair-SAC [www.freepressonline.it]
Traffico passeggeri a +12,5% negli aeroporti calabresi. Boom dei flussi internazionali, +36,8% [www.travelquotidiano.com]
Traffico internazionale aeroporti Calabresi in crescita [www.ntacalabria.it]
Aeroporto di Pisa, record a settembre: 664 mila passeggeri [vtrend.it]
Puglia, aeroporti: traffico passeggeri ancora in aumento, verso i dieci milioni da inizio anno [www.noinotizie.it]
Aeroporto di Bari sul podio degli scali italiani: secondo posto per qualità dell’esperienza dei passeggeri [www.giornaledipuglia.com]
Traffico passeggeri, a Bari il dato è aumentato del 12% rispetto al 2025 [www.bariviva.it]
Aeroporti di Pisa e Firenze, settembre record con oltre un milione di passeggeri [www.gonews.it]
Toscana Aeroporti, settembre record con oltre 1 milione di passeggeri (+7,9%) [www.teleborsa.it]