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PORTUGAL
LISBON
VINCI AIRPORTS’ LEADING INTERNATIONAL HUB
For the first time in its history, the Lisbon airport handled more than 16 million passengers in 2013, the year of its 75th anniversary. This performance was driven by traffic with the rest of Europe and with destinations in the Portuguese-speaking countries of Brazil, Mozambique and Angola, and confirms its strategic position. Further proof was provided at the end of 2013 and in 2014 with the announcement by several airlines of the opening of a large number of routes, including Luxembourg
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(EasyJet and Luxair), Geneva (Swiss Airlines), Charlotte, N.C. (US Airways), Toronto (Air Canada Rouge), Manaus, Belém, Bogota, Panama, Nantes, Belgrade, Tallin, St. Petersburg and Tangier (TAP), and London Stansted, Manchester, Dole, Pisa, Brussels, Dublin, Eindhoven, Bremen, Beauvais and Milan Bergamo (Ryanair). In another development testifying to the airport’s momentum, Ryanair opened a base there on April 1, 2014. The airport also recorded its all-time record number of passen-
gers (61,063) and aircraft movements (648) handled in a single day on the occasion of the UEFA Champions League final, which took place in the Portuguese capital. During the first six months of 2014, Lisbon became one of the top five European airports in terms of traffic growth, at 11%. Meanwhile, the airport enhanced its passenger experience with a large number of initiatives, including the opening of a new 2,000 sq. meter retail space in the departure area.