International traffic at Torp Airport fell by 90% in January
Only 21,998 passengers traveled from Sandefjord Airport Torp in January, compared with 142,419 the same month last year. International traffic decreased the most - over 90%.
The corona situation still holds a strong grip on the airport in Sandefjord.
In January, traffic fell by 84.6%, and foreign traffic has suffered the most.
Foreign traffic fell by as much as 90.1% and ended up at only 11,380 passengers, compared with 115,366 in the same period last year.
For domestic travel, the decrease was 60.8%. The number of travelers ended up at 10,608 compared to 27,053 travelers the year before.
In a press release, the airport stated that the large decline is due to the corona situation.
Marketing and communications manager Tine Kleive-Mathisen at Torp noted that vaccines have a key role in tackling the pandemic.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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