This Airports in the Aena network carried a total of 53.6 million passengers in the first quarter of the yearAs reported by the airport manager on Thursday, 41.6% more than the same period of 2022 and 1.6% more than the first three months of 2019.
491,344 aircraft movements were recorded from January to March, 0.1% more than in 2019251,593 tons of goods were transported, an increase of 0.5% compared to the same period of 2019.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas airport saved With 13.4 million passengers, it became the country with the highest number of passengers in the first three months of the year.It represents a 47.2% increase over the same period of 2022 and is practically equal to 2019 figures.
This is followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport with 9.9 million passengers and Málaga-Costa del Sol with 3.7 million passengers, 56.2% more than in 2022 and 5.1% below the pre-pandemic level. 8.7% over 2019 And 35.4% more than last year.
Regarding the number of operations so far this year, Aena airports registered a total of 491,344, 18.6% compared to January and March 2022 and 0.1% above 2019. At 89,539, 22.6% higher than last year’s period, but 8% below 2019.
According to freight trafficAena airports exceeded 2019 figures in the first three months of the year (+0.5%). The airport with the highest cargo traffic was again Barajas with 148,974 tons, an increase of 14.9% compared to the same period of 2019 and 7.5% compared to 2022.
March surpassed 2019 figures
arrived in March 20 million passengersExceeding the data for the same month of 2019 by 0.6%.. This also represents an increase of 28.9% compared to March 2022.
Almost all of the total number of passengers recorded in March corresponded to commercial passengers. From them, 12.8 million people traveled on international flightsWhile it was 1.6% less than March 2019 and 30.6% more than 2022, 7.1 million in domestic flights, 4.4% more than before the pandemic and 25.8% more than last year .
On the other hand, last month 180,627 aircraft movements managedIt means that the 2019 data is exceeded by 1.9% and the 2022 data by 18.2%. In addition, 96,566 tons of goods were managed, which is 2.2% more compared to the same month of 2019 and 4.6% more than March 2022.
Barajas leader in number of moves in March A
Barajas was the country with the highest number of passengers in the third month of the year with 4.8 million. This represents a 1.7% decrease from March 2019, but an increase of 35.5% compared to March last year.
They are followed by Barcelona-El Prat with 3.7 million (-5.2% compared to 2019 and +39.3% compared to 2022); Malaga-Costa del Sol with 1.4 million (+9% and +25.1%); Palma de Mallorca with 1.3 million (+3.3% and +22.4%); Gran Canaria with 1.2 million (-1 and +22.1%); Tenerife Sur with 1.1 million (+4.6% and +16.4%) and Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández with one million passengers, an increase of 4.9% compared to the same month of 2019 and a percentage of the number of passengers reached in 2019. 25.8 more March 2022.
Considering the number of operations, it was the airport that recorded the most movement in March. 31,320 decks in total (-8.6% compared to 2019 and +17.2% compared to 2022), followed by Barcelona-El Prat with 24,176 flights (-6.9% and +21.3%); Palma de Mallorca, 11,752 (+12.6% and +10.1%); Gran Canaria with 11,672 (-1.7% and +13.7%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, up 10,908% and 11.4% compared to the same month of 2019 and 12.7% compared to March 2022.
Barajas was the airport with the highest cargo traffic in terms of freight traffic. with 57,011 tonsAn increase of 16.9% compared to the same month of 2019 and 9.7% compared to 2022.
This is followed by Barcelona-El Prat airports with 13,516 tons (-14.5% compared to 2019 and -0.2% compared to 2022); Zaragoza recorded 12,036 tons (-30.5% and -9.8%) and Vitoria with 6,770 tons, 25% more than the same month of 2019 and also 0.5% more than March 2022.