Passenger statistics released on 21 January 2026 show that Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport handled 1.45 million passengers last year—a 10.3 % jump over 2024 and the highest since records began in 2000.(francesnews.com.br)
The Alagoas gateway, managed by Aena Brasil, attributes growth to the return of Santiago and Buenos Aires charters, plus the extension of Azul’s Belo Horizonte link into a year-round schedule. December alone saw 158,000 travellers, up 31.6 % year-on-year, helped by a surge in domestic holidaymakers and the launch of Latam’s overnight São Paulo service.
![Maceió’s Zumbi dos Palmares Airport posts record 1.45 million passengers in 2025]()
For companies sending staff or holidaymakers into Brazil’s northeast, securing the right visa can be as important as finding an open seat. VisaHQ’s dedicated Brazil portal (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) simplifies the paperwork by offering real-time guidance and online processing for tourist, business, and work visas, allowing travel managers and individual flyers alike to focus on itineraries instead of embassy queues.
From a global-mobility perspective the numbers matter because Maceió has become an emerging hub for renewable-energy projects in Brazil’s northeast. Engineering firms relocating staff will welcome the airport’s planned R$400 million expansion, which includes four additional jet bridges and a Federal Police annex to separate arriving-foreign-national flows.
Travel-management companies advise booking high-season flights early: load factors exceeded 90 % on peak days in December, pushing last-minute fares up 27 % compared with 2024. The state tourism board says it is negotiating with Copa Airlines for a Panama–Maceió route that would give one-stop connectivity to North America and Asia.
The Alagoas gateway, managed by Aena Brasil, attributes growth to the return of Santiago and Buenos Aires charters, plus the extension of Azul’s Belo Horizonte link into a year-round schedule. December alone saw 158,000 travellers, up 31.6 % year-on-year, helped by a surge in domestic holidaymakers and the launch of Latam’s overnight São Paulo service.
For companies sending staff or holidaymakers into Brazil’s northeast, securing the right visa can be as important as finding an open seat. VisaHQ’s dedicated Brazil portal (https://www.visahq.com/brazil/) simplifies the paperwork by offering real-time guidance and online processing for tourist, business, and work visas, allowing travel managers and individual flyers alike to focus on itineraries instead of embassy queues.
From a global-mobility perspective the numbers matter because Maceió has become an emerging hub for renewable-energy projects in Brazil’s northeast. Engineering firms relocating staff will welcome the airport’s planned R$400 million expansion, which includes four additional jet bridges and a Federal Police annex to separate arriving-foreign-national flows.
Travel-management companies advise booking high-season flights early: load factors exceeded 90 % on peak days in December, pushing last-minute fares up 27 % compared with 2024. The state tourism board says it is negotiating with Copa Airlines for a Panama–Maceió route that would give one-stop connectivity to North America and Asia.
