2023-08-14 14:50:33
A total of 159.2 million passengers have passed through the airports in the Aena network between January and July 2023, a figure that represents an increase of 20.6% compared to the same period in 2022 and 1.2% compared to 2019.
In this period, 1,372,980 aircraft movements have been registered, 9.5% more than in 2022, and 594,323 tons of merchandise have been transported, 3.6% more than the same period in 2022.
In the month of July alone, Aena airports have reached a historical record of passengers: 29,762,051, 10% more than in the same month of 2022 and 1.2% more than in 2019, before the pandemic, the previous year in which a record was recorded, reports Europa Press.
In the seventh month of the year, Aena has managed 242,222 aircraft movements, 5.1% more than in 2022, and 86,779 tons of merchandise have been moved, 8.6% more than last year.
Of the total number of travelers in July, 29,700,963 corresponded to commercial passengers. Thus, 20,420,217 have traveled on international flights, 11.9% more than in July 2022, while 9,280,746 have done so on domestic flights, 6% more than last year.
The Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport has registered the highest number of passengers in the seventh month of the year, with 5,543,088, a growth of 10.3% compared to July last year, but 6.8% below 2019 .
They are followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 4,936,852 (+11.4% compared to 2022); Palma de Mallorca, with 4,378,210 (+5.9%); Malaga-Costa del Sol, with 2,432,411 (+17.8%); Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 1,713,090 (+12.7%); Ibiza, with 1,435,352 (+6.8%); Gran Canaria, with 1,139,338 (+6.7%) and Valencia, with 1,035,611 passengers (+17.8%).
In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in July was Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 34,468 (+6.3%), followed by El Prat, with 30,648 flights (+8.4%); Palma de Mallorca, with 29,906 (+2.5%); Malaga-Costa del Sol, with 17,320 (+12%); Gran Canaria, with 10,593 (+7.1%) and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 10,584 landings and takeoffs (+8.2%).
Regarding freight traffic, the airport with the highest cargo volume was Madrid-Barajas, with 52,042 tons, 15.6% more than in the same month of 2022.
They are followed by the El Prat airports, with 13,454 tons (-7.4%); Zaragoza, which registered 8,719 tons (+13.7%) and Vitoria, with 5,957 tons, (-4.1%).
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