🇪🇪 Estonia|Tallinn Airport Records Second-Busiest Month in History
Tallinn Airport handled 348,215 passengers in October, making it the busiest month of 2025 and the second-highest monthly result in the airport’s history, just below the all-time record of August 2024 (350,209 passengers). Year-on-year, passenger traffic increased by 2.8%.
“The autumn school break traditionally boosts travel, and this year’s strong result shows that Estonians continue to enjoy flying and benefit from increasingly diverse destinations,” said Eero Pärgmäe, member of the management board at Tallinn Airport.
Average load factors on regular flights rose to 75%, up from 72.5% last year, while charter flights grew sharply — up 47% year-on-year. Still, more than 80% of passengers flew on regular routes.
In October, Tallinn offered 34 direct destinations, with Antalya topping the list at over 50,000 passengers (round trips). New routes included KrakĂłw (Wizz Air) and Funchal, Madeira (Air Baltic). Leading airlines by market share were Air Baltic, Ryanair, Lufthansa, and SAS, jointly accounting for over half of all traffic. The airport operated 3,870 flight movements, averaging 125 take-offs and landings per day.
For the winter season, will add new direct routes to Budapest, Venice, and Vilnius, while Air Baltic expands service to southern destinations like Barcelona, Malaga, Nice, Tenerife, and others. SAS will increase Copenhagen flights to three daily connections.
Looking ahead to summer 2026, Air Baltic plans new routes from Tallinn to Athens, Hamburg, and Vienna, bringing its total to over 25 European destinations. Wizz Air will add Gdańsk, and Transavia France and Eurowings will resume routes to Paris Orly and Prague respectively.
Regional airports handled 8,614 passengers in October, including Tartu (4,501), Kuressaare (2,990), and Kärdla (917).
Context:
Tallinn Airport’s strong October confirms a sustained recovery in regional air traffic despite higher ticket prices and modest overall GDP growth. Estonia’s aviation rebound outpaces Latvia’s, where Riga Airport saw slower passenger growth (~1.2% YoY), and aligns with Lithuania’s steady post-pandemic expansion. The focus now shifts to capacity planning for 2026, with Air Baltic’s Tallinn base becoming an increasingly strategic hub for north-south connectivity across Europe.
Source: ERR, Tallinn Airport,
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