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Princess Juliana airport beat its 2023 passenger target with more than 1.4 million movements
Princess Juliana International Airport handled more than 1.4 million passenger movements in 2023, beating its target and reaching 99.5% of 2019 traffic, according to the airport operating company PJIAE.
By SXM Daily ยท
Reported 29 May 2024.
Princess Juliana International Airport (PJIA) handled more than 1.4 million passenger movements in 2023, beating the target set at the start of the year, according to the airport operating company PJIAE. Soualiga Newsday carried the company's release on 29 May 2024, and The Daily Herald also reported the figures.
Illustrative: an airliner approaching Princess Juliana International Airport (file photo).
Photo: Lawrence Lansing / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
According to PJIAE, 2023 traffic reached 99.5% of the 2019 level and 81.2% of 2016. In the first quarter of 2024, traffic rose to 93% of 2016 and 130% of 2019, the company said.
North America leads
North America remained the airport's main market, accounting for about 58% of all passengers, PJIAE said.
Chief executive Brian Mingo and chief financial officer Bob Post said traffic had "rebounded remarkably" and was nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. They said they expected the momentum to continue in 2024, according to the release.
At the time, PJIAE said its new check-in and departure halls were in use, the new arrivals hall was almost finished, and it planned to celebrate the new terminal and the airport's 80th birthday in November 2024.