Jersey air passenger numbers increase by 61%
EasyJet, British Airways, Blue Islands and Aurigny serve Jersey airport
At a glance
Air passenger numbers more than 250,000 higher in 2021 than in 2020
Numbers are still below the record pre-pandemic levels of 2019
Sea passengers also increased in 2021 compared to the previous year
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Almost 73,000 commercial air passengers travelled through Jersey Airport in December 2021.
It compared to just under 9,000 for the same period in 2020 in new figures released by the Ports of Jersey.
The number of air passengers for 2021 was 61% higher than in 2020 with 670,693 recorded compared with 416,369 in the previous year.
In 2019, the year before the coronavirus pandemic started, 857,000 passengers arrived in Jersey by air, external - the highest number of air arrivals since 1990.
Saturday 28 August 2021 was the busiest day of the year when 6,240 passengers arrived and departed from Jersey Airport.
The Ports of Jersey said a similar picture emerged for sea passengers.
December 2021 recorded 8,029 passengers compared with 2,002 in 2020.