Passengers using Narita International Airport were up 91% year on year to 3.21 million in August 2023, the first over 3 million a month since January 2020. Compared to August 2019, the result was still down 24%.
International flight passengers totaled 2.41 million, 155% more than a year ago or 29% fewer than August in 2019. Foreign passengers on international flights were up 519% year on year to 1,39 million, which were 95% of the result in August 2019.
Japanese passengers on International flights were up 126% year on year to 770,000, but the result was still down 53% compared to August 2019.
Departures and arrivals of international passenger flights were up 78% year on year to 11,389, but the result was 30% fewer than four years ago.
Domestic flight passengers were up 9% year on year to 797,000 (up 2% over 2019), which were record-high for a single month.
