RIGA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Riga International Airport in Latvia handled 7.12 million passengers in 2024, marking a 7-percent increase compared to the previous year, the airport's spokeswoman Laura Kulakova said on Wednesday.

Kulakova noted that passenger traffic at the airport grew steadily throughout 2024. In December, passenger numbers rose by 20 percent year-on-year to 582,000, surpassing figures from December 2019, the period before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The airport operated 63,200 flights last year, with 5,106 flights recorded in December.

Air cargo volume in 2024 declined by 2 percent year-on-year to 18,580 tonnes. However, signs of a recovery have emerged in recent months, driven by military flights and the launch of new cargo routes by Lufthansa Cargo and Uzbekistan's Fly Khiva.

Currently, 11 airlines operate at Riga International Airport, providing services to over 85 destinations during winter.

Riga International Airport is the largest air traffic hub in the Baltic region. Enditem

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