Key Figures

2024 was a highly successful year for Bologna Airport, marking both the symbolic conclusion of one chapter and the beginning of a new one. The airport facilitated the travel of 10.8 million passengers to and from Italy and the rest of the world, achieving an unprecedented traffic volume - an 8.1% increase compared to 2023. Despite the significant challenges involved, AdB remained firmly committed to prioritizing service quality and passenger satisfaction. The Group continued to invest heavily, upgrading facilities available to our customers and implementing enhancements across key areas of the airport. In 2025, AdB is set to pursue its ambitious investment plan, which foresees a total of approximately €200 million over the 2023–2026 period.

Aeroporto di Bologna reports Euro 166.1 million in consolidated revenues for 2024, marking a 14.5% increase over 2023. Revenues from aeronautical services were up 15.9% on 2023, as a result of the increased traffic volumes. Revenues from non-aeronautical services also reported - albeit more contained - growth of 7.8%. Revenues from construction services were up 25.6% over 2023 due to increased investments in the non-aviation sector.

Costs overall rose 9.9% on 2023. In particular, costs for construction services rose 25.6%, as did the related revenues, due to the higher investments made. Personnel costs also increased (+9.5%) mainly due to an increase in the number of operational staff and costs for fees, and rentals (+5%) due to traffic volume movements.

2024 Saw the Gross Operating Profit (EBITDA) grow 25%: Euro 55.1 million, compared with 44.1 million in 2023.

Aeroporto di Bologna thus reports in 2024 a consolidated profit of Euro 24.4 million, compared to 16.7 million in 2023, up 46.3%.

2024 was a record year for Bologna Airport also in terms of traffic. Between May to October, the 1 million passenger per month level was consistently surpassed, and a total of 10,775,972 passengers transited the airport - 8.1% growth over 2023. There were 83,264 movements (+5.9% over 2023), while 56,371 tonnes of cargo were transported (+10.5%). The average load factor also rose to 83.4% in 2024 (82.5% in 2023). These numbers make Bologna airport Italy’s seventh largest in terms of passengers and the fourth largest in terms of volume of cargo handled.

The presence of downside risks related to the instability of the complex macroeconomic and geopolitical environment of recent years has consolidated a new composition of traffic at the airport. Specifically, legacy traffic saw sustained growth in 2024 (+9.0% on 2023), against increased movements and load factors, while low-cost traffic, which features lower margins, grew in a more contained manner (+7.8% on 2023), although confirming its prevalence at the airport.

In this context, international traffic maintained a stable proportion of total passenger volumes, while domestic traffic grew at a quicker pace.

Analysing the performance of the airlines, Ryanair is confirmed as the leading airline at the airport with 53.8% of total traffic, followed by Wizz Air with 9.6% of traffic (up 3.9% on 2023).

In 2024, 118 destinations were directly reachable from Bologna (same as 2023).

Despite the excellent cargo sector performance, a significant degree of uncertainty remains, stemming from the challenging international and economic situation, with a sharp acceleration over recent months for international air cargo traffic as a result of the current maritime transport difficulties related to the Suez crises. Bologna Group cargo and mail traffic in 2024 totalled 56,371,050 kg, significantly up (+10.5%) in 2023.