Fiumicino airport surpasses the historical record of 50 million passengers in one year

At the airportRome Fiumicinowas reached and exceeded, for the first time, thehistorical record di 50 million passengersin a year. The record was recorded just before the Christmas holidays in whichRome airportsa group companyMundysplans to welcome a total of another 2 million travellers, starting from 22 December and up to and including 7 January, in addition to the 180 thousand expected at GB Pastine in Ciampino.

It’s the first time theLeonardo da Vincientered theTop 10 most connected airportsin the world drawn up by the specialized company Cirium, welcomes such a large number of transits, departing and arriving, while guaranteeing the highest standards ofoperational quality.

Over 51 million passengers in 2025

2025 will therefore end with more51 million passengersoverall, recording an increase of over 4% compared to the previous year, equal to more than 2 million additional transits. Growth made possible bynetwork of 240 destinationscon oltre 30 new routesinaugurated during the year in 80 countries around the world thanks to100 airlinesincludingsix new vectorswho, just this year, have chosen to start their operations onRome Fiumicino.

The North American route

Il long rangehas confirmed itself as one of the main drivers of development. In particular, theNord Americamaintained its lead and ended the year with4.7 million passengerssupported by a summer program that reached peaks of 40 daily departures and by a significant strengthening ofdeseasonalization: in the months of November and Decembertraffic grew by 20%compared to 2024 and by more than 75% compared to the periodpre-Covid.

Strong demand for Asian destinations

Equally relevant results are recorded onAsian frontwhere in 2025 movements increased by 16%, thanks to strong demand towardsCorea, Japan e Bangladeshand upon return of the connection withHong Kong operato da Cathay Pacific. In parallel, the strengthening of the market continuedshort and medium rangefueled by major development projects based in Fiumicino, in particular by carriers such asWizz Air ed easyJet.

Strategic development

On a strategic level, the entry ofLufthansa in ITA Airwaysrepresents a step of great importance, destined to further consolidate the role ofLeonardo da Vinci come reference hub for Southern Europe. Confirmed for the eighth consecutive time byACI World come best airport in Europeand nominated “Airport of the Year” at the recent International Airport Summit 2025 in Berlin, the airport ofRome Fiumicinoit therefore increasingly proves to be akey infrastructure per la international connectivity of Italyand a concrete and potential platform for itcompetitive development of the country system.

Sustainable development plan

This positioning fits into the vision outlined bySustainable development planproposed to the institutions, which provides further9 billion euros of investmentsentirely self-financed to further increase theair connectivityguarantee thecompetitiveness of our airport systemglobally and generateeconomic and employment impactsconcrete and lasting in the area and throughout the country.