The tourism industry is ahead of it. 2023 recovery. The stumble in post-pandemic inflation did not come from a slowdown in travel, quite the contrary. Airline Association (ALA) estimates 3% more scheduled seating For this more summer than 2019up to a total of 219 million, although it warns there is a problem other European airportslike Strikes in France, traffic jams in the Netherlands and Brexit in the UK They can ruin the party.
Balearic Islands, Canary Islands or Andalusia Three major airports that predict the best performance for this summer with 7.8%, 7.4% and 8.2% higher estimations compared to the pre-pandemic summer season; during Madrid and Barcelona do you still have levels under (3.1% and 7.9% less, respectively). ‘Madrid and Barcelona have one’different traffic mixwith greater weight of business traffic and also an important component of urban commerce. This makes don’t level up because habits have changed. More meetings are now being held via videoconferencing or remote work,” explained the ALA president, javier gandara.
Despite the good numbers, employers are wary of guessing another. Summer “cramped” at European airports and warns of the impact the French air traffic control strike has had on Spain. According to a report from Eurocontrol, Spain is the most affected countryafter france More than 60% increase in 400 delayed flights and cancellations in the last month. “The effect does not only affect French flights, but also Many flights flying over France and that’s why we want them installed minimum services For flights crossing French airspace,” Gándara demanded.
The General Manager of Spain and Portugal also addressed this problem. easy jet summarizes the consequences that flight problems can have Airports like Amsterdam – “already talking about reducing the number of flights” – as in a significant part of the continent last year, or United Kingdom “We are also worried because Brexit is a structural problem and there are carriers who see a lack of capacity” – “I hope we’re wrong, but it could be this summer. there will still be problems in some European countries‘, Gándara insisted.
However, some employers Optimistic outlook for the end of the year. “Most likely in the total of the year pre-pandemic traffic levels. The traffic that started to pull after the quarantine was domestic, then intra-European and then transcontinental,” Gándara added. Like him domestic traffic such as intercontinental While it was above the 2019 levels in March, In Europe Two countries essential for tourism in Spain, such as Germany (with flights 10% to 15% below pre-pandemic levels) and the United Kingdom (still 2% below 2019 levels), are down due to lower recovery.