Rome Fiumicino Airport has topped 50 million passengers in one year for the first time.
A further two million passengers over the New Year
The record was set on the eve of the Christmas holidays, during which Aeroporti di Roma, a Mundys Group company, expects to welcome a further two million travellers from 22 December to 7 January, in addition to the 180,000 expected at Ciampino rome’s second airport. 2025 will therefore close with more than 51 million passengers in total, an increase of more than 4% over 2024, and two million additional transits. The airport serves a network of 240 destinations, and this year 30 new routes were inaugurated to 80 countries around the by a hundred airlines, including six new carriers that chose Fiumicino in 2025. 
Long-haul was one of the main drivers of growth
"The 50 million passenger milestone is thanks to operational planning, a long-term industrial vision, consistent investments and the work of a great team of people who contribute to consolidating Rome Fiumicino's position as a global hub, - said Marco Troncone, CEO Aeroporti di Roma. -The numbers confirm the role that this starred airport plays for Italy. This record is a further driver in the implementation of our Sustainable Development Plan, designed to guarantee capacity, resilience and sustainability also in the coming decades.” Long-haul confirmed itself as one of the main drivers of growth with North America maintaining its leadership by closing the year with 4.7 million passengers, with summer peaks of 40 daily departures whil in November and December traffic grew by 20% over 2024 and by more than 75% compared to the pre-Covid period.
Strong demand from Asia as Fiumicino is named “Airport of the Year”
Asian movements increased by 16% in 2025, thanks to strong demand to Korea, Japan and Bangladesh and the return of the Cathay Pacific flight from Hong Kong. The short and medium haul market was driven in particularly by carriers such as Wizz Air and easyJet, whlle the entry of Lufthansa into ITA Airways is destined to further consolidate Leonardo da Vinci's role as a reference hub for Southern Europe. Rome’s Fiumicino airport, confirmed for the eighth consecutive time by ACI World as the best airport in Europe and named “Airport of the Year” at the recent International Airport Summit 2025 in Berlin, is a key infrastructure for Italy's international connectivity.
