Cape Verde air traffic falls 21.8% in September
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Expresso das Ilhas
Cape Verde’s airports and airfields handled 269,380 passengers in September, down 21.8% on the previous month but up 8.8% year on year. Aircraft movements rose by 19.7% year on year, while air freight fell by 15.4%, according to the Civil Aviation Agency.
Cape Verde’s airports and airfields handled 269,380 passengers in September, down 21.8% from August, according to the monthly statistical bulletin of the Civil Aviation Agency (AAC). Year on year, however, passenger traffic rose by 8.8%.
The monthly decline was 27.1% on domestic routes and 19.9% on international flights. Compared with September 2025, domestic traffic increased by 42.4% and international traffic by 1%, according to the AAC.
Cape Verde’s airports recorded 3,084 aircraft movements, including landings and take-offs, 8.4% fewer than in August. Year on year, these movements increased by 19.7%, driven by a 57.7% rise in the domestic segment, according to the same source.
Air freight totalled 91,979 kilogrammes, up 8.4% month on month but down 15.4% year on year. Mail volumes, meanwhile, rose 17.7% compared with August, to 44,779 kilogrammes, and were up 27.6% year on year, according to the AAC.
