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Holiday season at the airport: This is how Leipzig and Dresden cope with the rush!
Dresden and Leipzig are expecting almost 450,000 travelers in summer 2025. Flight information and tips for a stress-free trip.
Holiday season at the airport: This is how Leipzig and Dresden cope with the rush!
The holiday season has started with a lot of activity at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Overcrowded parking spaces and heavy tourist traffic are clearly visible. Loud LVZ A total of almost 450,000 travelers are expected at Leipzig/Halle and Dresden airports in the coming weeks. Group press spokesman Uwe Schuhart estimates that Leipzig/Halle Airport will handle around 330,300 passengers and Dresden around 120,500 passengers.
Compared to the pre-Corona year 2019, this is a declining number, around 30% less, and also 5% lower than the previous year. There is some negative news on the connection front: important routes such as Leipzig-London (Ryanair) and Leipzig-Munich (Lufthansa) have been canceled. Nevertheless, optimism appears to be returning, with airports reporting increasing passenger numbers year-on-year.
Growing passenger numbers and travel destinations
Loud Airliners The two airports recorded around three million passengers in 2023, which means an increase of 26.5 percent compared to 2022. While Dresden Airport increased by 10.9 percent, Leipzig/Halle even recorded an increase of 34.8 percent. The most popular destinations from Leipzig remain Turkey, Spain, Greece and Egypt, with strong demand for beach holidays in Antalya, Palma de Mallorca, Heraklion and Hurghada.
The two airports have a good infrastructure and adapt their staffing levels to the volume of traffic. There are up to 189 departures per week in Leipzig/Halle, while 103 flights per week are planned in Dresden. However, travelers should prepare to be at the airport approximately 2.5 hours before departure to avoid long waits at check-in and security checkpoints. The Federal Police has already made personnel adjustments to ensure smooth operations.
Busy during the summer holidays
The busiest time is not summer, but the autumn holidays, when more than 230 flights per week are operated from Leipzig. At Leipzig/Halle Airport, travelers need a little more patience, especially on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in the morning hours. Most travelers in Dresden travel on Monday and Friday.
The parking spaces are also very busy: there are 5,550 parking spaces available in Leipzig/Halle and demand is high with over 80% occupancy. A new P7 car park has been opened, providing 500 additional spaces. To save money, the operators recommend booking parking spaces online in good time.
The handling quality in Leipzig/Halle is considered to be very high, and it is not for nothing that the airport was awarded the title “Best Customer Service” by Condor. In addition, the first holiday weekend at the airport went largely smoothly; only one plane was over three hours late. Despite the challenges the aviation industry is currently facing, airports appear to be starting to move in the right direction. After all, tourist trips are also an important economic factor.
In summary, the development of passenger numbers and travel activity at the two airports will certainly remain exciting, especially in view of the coming months and the changing travel world.