News ServicesBlaise Diagne airport passenger traffic rose 0.46% to 2.94m in 2025Growth led by Europe/North Africa routes; transit passengers fell 15.9%Airport near 3m capacity as flight movements and freight declinedPassenger traffic at Senegal’s Blaise Diagne International Airport edged up 0.46% in 2025 from a year earlier, with the airport handling 2.94 million passengers. The increase, supported by stronger demand on routes to Europe and North Africa, followed a 0.57% decline in 2024, when traffic stood at 2.92 million. Point-to-point passengers rose 1.4%, but transit passengers fell 15.9% as Air Senegal continued to restructure its network. Europe and North Africa led the growth, posting traffic gains of 5.46% and 2.2% respectively. By contrast, passenger numbers on West Africa routes declined 2.65%.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 04, 2026 04:18 UTC