The number of passengers is still falling
The count of passengers January through September of 2020 after the national and international COVID-19 travel-bans showed a fall of 66.7 pct. in the number of passengers on scheduled flights from the six international airports. This accounted to a decrease of 47,152 passengers compared to the same period last year.
Table 1. Number of passengers on scheduled flights January through September, 2018-2020
|
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
Kangerlussuaq .................. |
53,775 |
54,387 |
22,364 |
|
Nuuk .......................... |
3,804 |
3,763 |
1,157 |
|
Kulusuk ....................... |
4,903 |
4,508 |
270 |
|
Ilulissat ....................... |
3,084 |
3,080 |
90 |
|
Nerlerit inaat ................... |
743 |
786 |
249 |
|
Narsarsuaq .................... |
4,696 |
4,803 |
45 |
|
Total .......................... |
71,005 |
71,327 |
24,175 |
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Source: Greenland Airports
Since the lifting of the national travel-ban in June and July the number of passengers have been rising. As such the number of passengers in August was the highest since the travel-ban were introduced in march.
Table 2. Number of passengers on scheduled flights January through September, 2019-2020
|
|
2019 |
2020 |
Difference |
|
January........... |
3,952 |
4,508 |
556 |
|
February........... |
3,769 |
3,758 |
-11 |
|
March............. |
5,016 |
2,850 |
-2,166 |
|
April.............. |
6,404 |
5 |
-6,399 |
|
May............... |
6,049 |
579 |
-5,470 |
|
June.............. |
8,866 |
1,690 |
-7,176 |
|
July............... |
14,585 |
2,984 |
-11,601 |
|
August............ |
14,623 |
4,054 |
-10,569 |
|
September......... |
8,063 |
3,747 |
-4,316 |
|
Total .............. |
71,327 |
24,175 |
-47,152 |
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Source: Greenland Airports
Note: Departures between Greenland and Denmark in April are counted as chartered flights and not as scheduled flights.
Figure 1. number of passengers on scheduled flights January through September, 2018-2020
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Due to a technical glitch in Kangerlussuaq, there have been a large part of the passengers in January and February whom are of unknown origin.
January through September of 2020, a total of 25,205 passengers departed from the six international airports on scheduled and chartered flights, compared to the same period last year, this was a decrease of 51,823 passengers.
Figure 2. Number of passengers on chartered and scheduled flights January through September, 2018-2020
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Source: Greenland Airports
Table 3. Number of passengers on chartered and scheduled flights January through September of 2020
|
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
|
|
Greenland ................... |
24,429 |
25,089 |
8,382 |
|
Denmark .................... |
21,838 |
21,636 |
9,464 |
|
Foreign countries ............. |
25,845 |
25,136 |
2,066 |
|
N/A ......................... |
6,158 |
5,167 |
5,293 |
|
Total ....................... |
78,270 |
77,028 |
25,205 |
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Source: Greenland Airports