In 2025, Blaise Diagne International Airport SA recorded controlled growth in passenger traffic (+0.46% vs. 2024), in an environment marked by capacity optimisation, frequency rationalisation and adjustments made by airlines, particularly on regional networks.
These results reflect a transition phase, during which Blaise Diagne Airport is gradually strengthening its role in international traffic flows, moving clearly towards becoming a hub, supported by European and North African hubs.
🌐 Network connectivity in 2025:
49 destinations served , 28 countries connected , 30 airlines operating regularly. This level of connectivity confirms DSS's role as an international platform, while highlighting the need to consolidate regional and domestic networks.
👥 2.94 million passengers in 2025 → +0.46%
· Pax In (arrivals): 1,385,819 → +1.52%
· Pax Out (departures): 1,415,513 → +1.35%
Direct traffic (point-to-point) up (+1.43%) ⬇️ Transit down (-15.9%), in the context of the readjustment of the Air Senegal network 🌍 Europe (+5.46%) and North Africa (+2.2%): main drivers of growth ⬇️ West Africa (-2.65%): a strategic market under pressure North America/USA (+5.55%): long-haul potential confirmed.
📊 97.7% of traffic is international, while domestic traffic remains marginal (2.44%), highlighting the challenge of feeding international traffic through the domestic network.
⬇️ Fewer flights (-9.73% in movements), but better optimisation of capacity and load factors. ⬇️ Air freight down (36 million kg, or -9.43% vs. 2024), impacted by the economic slowdown and the shift to maritime transport.
In this context of transition, LAS Dakar Aéroport, the airport operator, is spearheading efforts to boost the airport's international appeal and is gradually laying the foundations for a future regional hub.
While challenges remain in terms of transit, the regional network and cargo, the trajectory is clearly set for growth in traffic to Europe, Africa and North America.
