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December air traffic rebounds after Hurricane Melissa, still below 2024 levels

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Air travel through Sangster International Airport increased in December, signalling a partial recovery from the disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, but passenger volumes at Jamaica’s main gateway and across the island’s two international airports remained lower than a year earlier.

Concession operator Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico, S.A.B. de C.V reported late Tuesday that SIA processed 262,600 passengers in December 2025, a 43.8 per cent fall compared to the 467,500 passengers processed in December 2024.

Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) had a 2.9 per cent decline in traffic, processing 172,300 passengers compared to 177,500 in December 2024.
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