Hamburg Airport believes that the "security check with appointment" introduced in April 2023, which is marketed as "Slot & Fly", has been well received. So far, this optional option has been used by around 250.000 passengers. There has also been a significant increase in the number of travelers checking in their bags at machines. Around one in four passengers are now said to use this service. With almost 2 million travelers, Hamburg Airport was busier than it has been since 2019 during the six holiday weeks. On the peak day, Friday, July 14, with over 370 flights, around 55.000 passengers used the airport. The planes were significantly fuller in the first two weeks of the holiday than during the 2019 summer holidays: capacity utilization rose from 83 percent (2019) to over 86 percent. For all partners at the airport, this means that more passengers are looked after at the same time per flight - whether at the security check, during baggage transport or when boarding the plane. Demand is expected to remain at a consistently high level in the coming weeks: the airport is expecting a peak of up to 350.000 passengers per week by the end of September - this corresponds to 85 to 90 percent of the passenger volume compared to 2019. "We have clearly felt during these summer holidays that private travellers in particular - including many families - are flying on holiday by plane again. Classic destinations such as Spain, the Greek islands and Turkey are particularly popular," says Katja Bromm, Head of Communications at Hamburg Airport. "The fact that things are running largely smoothly despite the high level of activity in the terminals is due in part to