Dutch airports handled 22.4 million passengers in the third quarter of this year, the highest number since before the Covid-19 pandemic. This represents an increase of almost 1 percent compared with the same period last year, according to Statistics Netherlands.The figures bring passenger numbers closer to the levels recorded in 2019, before the pandemic disrupted air travel. A total of 23.1 million passengers used the Netherlands' five national airports in the third quarter of that year. Statistics Netherlands said the recent growth is linked to the expanding economy.