Airports in the Aena network recovered more than 97% of pre-pandemic passenger levels in October

Almost 24 million travellers passed through its facilities

208,817 aircraft were in operation and 90,500 tonnes of cargo were transported 

Airports in the Aena network closed in October 2022 with 23,981,550 passengers. This figure is 2.9 percentage points from pre-pandemic levels, meaning that 97.1% of the traffic recorded in October 2019 has already been recovered.

In addition, 208,817 aircraft were in operation, which is equivalent to a recovery of 99.3% compared to 2019, while 90,517 tonnes of cargo were transported, representing a decrease of 14.5% compared to the same month of 2019. 

Of the total number of travellers recorded in October, 23,923,292 were commercial passengers, of which 16,229,021 travelled on international flights, 6.1% less than in October 2019. Meanwhile, 7,694,271 passengers travelled on domestic flights, which is 4.5% more than before the pandemic.

In the cumulative period up to the tenth month of 2022, a recovery of 87.2% of passenger traffic was reached compared to the same period in 2019. 

From January to October 2022, 208,171,665 travellers passed through airports in the Aena network (12.8% less than in 2019), 1,895,350 aircraft movements were recorded (6.8% less than in 2019) and 825,502 tonnes of cargo were transported, which is 5.2% less than in the same period of 2019. 

Passengers
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in the tenth month of the year, with 4,808,601, representing a decrease of 12.4% compared to October 2019.

It is followed by Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport, with 4,193,454 (-9.7% compared to 2019); Palma de Mallorca Airport, with 3,063,475 (+4.8%); Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, with 1,891,392 (+1%); Alicante-Elche Airport, with 1,355,308 passengers (-5.1%); Gran Canaria Airport, with 1,136,211 passengers (+4.5%); Tenerife Sur Airport, with 965,129 (+4.6%); Valencia Airport, with 794,985 passengers (+3.4%), and Ibiza Airport, with 774,150 passengers, representing an increase of 9.2% compared to the same month of 2019. 

Operations
As for the number of aircraft in operation, the airport with the highest number in October was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, with a total of 31,931 (-14.4% compared to 2019), followed by Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport, with 27,374 flights (-11.1%); Palma de Mallorca Airport, with 23,579 (+9.2%); Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, with 14,108 (+7.3%); Gran Canaria Airport, with 10,654 (+1.4%); Alicante-Elche Airport, with 9,047 (-4.1%), and Ibiza Airport, with 7,398 aircraft movements, representing an increase of 13.7% compared to the same month of 2019.

Cargo
Regarding the transport of cargo, the airport that recorded the highest volume of cargo in October was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, with 51,828 tonnes, which is 3.7% less than in the same month of 2019. It is followed by Barcelona-El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport, which recorded 13,728 tonnes (-20.7% compared to 2019); Zaragoza Airport, with 12,099 tonnes (-42%), and Vitoria Airport, with 6,249 tonnes, which is 0.6% more than in the same month of 2019.