Forecast of International Passenger Traffic At Kansai International Airport for the New Year Holidays in 2024-25

Kansai Airports announces today a forecast of passenger traffic for international flights, Japanese and non-Japanese combined, at Kansai International Airport (KIX) during the coming New Year holidays (10 days from Friday, December 27, 2024, to Sunday, January 5, 2025). 

• International flight passengers are forecasted to be 752,000 (Average: 75,200). 

Note: Results during the New Year holidays in 2019-20 for 10 days were 741,800 with an average of 74,180. 

• The busiest departure day is expected to be Saturday, December 28, 2024, with 43,300 departing passengers, while the busiest arrival day is forecasted to be Sunday, January 5, 2024, with 40,600 arriving passengers. 

Note: During the 2019-2020 New Year holidays, Saturday, December 28, 2019, was the busiest day for departure with 42,910 passengers, and Saturday, January 4, 2020, was the busiest day for arrival with 40,970 passengers. 

• Average number of passengers is likely to be 101% compared to 2019, and the top three destinations are expected to be China, South Korea and Southeast Asia.