Aena Group airports registered over 34.8 million passengers in September
The Aena Group’s airports (comprising the 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London-Luton Airport and 17 airports in Brazil) closed the ninth month of 2024 with 34,832,652 passengers, 7% more than in the same month of 2023; handled 292,139 aircraft movements, 5.8% more than in 2023; and transported 120,781 tons of cargo, 14.3% more than last year.
In cumulative terms, up to September 2024, 282,720,476 passengers have passed through the group’s airports (8.9% more than in 2023); 2,440,496 aircraft movements were recorded (+7.3%); and 1,028,689 tons of cargo were transported, 18.9% more than in the same period of 2023.
AENA AIRPORTS IN SPAIN
Aena’s network airports in Spain closed the ninth month of 2024 with 29,647,989 passengers, 7.6% more than in the same month of 2023; handled 240,025 aircraft movements, 6.6% more than in 2023; and transported 108,722 tons of cargo, 14.2% more than last year.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in September with 5,851,274, representing a growth of 8.6% compared to the same month last year.
They are followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airport, with 5,061,870 (+10.3% compared to 2023); Palma de Mallorca, with 4,074,740 (+5.5%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 2,502. 377 (+10.4%); Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 1,801,340 (+15.3%); Ibiza, with 1,219,754 (-0.2%); Gran Canaria, with 1,116,260 (+6.6%) and Valencia, with 1,058,191 passengers, 11.5% more than in September 2023.
A record number of passengers in the month of September was broken in the entire Aena network and at 17 airports: Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, Palma de Mallorca, Málaga-Costa del Sol, Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, Gran Canaria, Valencia, Tenerife Sur, César Manrique-Lanzarote, Seville, Menorca, Bilbao, Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna, La Palma, Melilla, El Hierro, Fuerteventura, and La Gomera.
In terms of operations, the airport with the most movements in September was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with a total of 36,457 (+7.5% compared to 2023), followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 31. 683 flights (+11.3%); Palma de Mallorca, with 28,191 (+6.2%); Málaga-Costa del Sol, with 16,891 (+6.6%); Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández, with 11,171 (+16.1%); Gran Canaria, with 10,581 (+5.8%) and Ibiza, with 10,007 landings and takeoffs (-0.8%).
With regard to cargo traffic, September 2024 was the month with the highest total cargo traffic to date in the Aena network as a whole. By airports, the one with the highest cargo volume was Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas, with 65,082 tons, 19.4% more than in the same month of 2023, which is also the September with the highest total commercial cargo traffic in history. It was followed by the airports of Zaragoza with 16,802 tons (+17.3%); Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 14,714 tons (+9%) and Vitoria, with 5,699 tons (-7.3%).
By September 2024, 237,815,950 passengers had passed through Aena’s airports (9.8% more than in 2023); 1,977,235 aircraft movements were recorded (+7.8%); and 924,596 tons of cargo were transported, 19.1% more than in the same period of 2023.
AENA BRASIL AIRPORTS
Aena Brazil’s 17 airports handled 3,617,036 passengers last September, 4.4% more than in the same month of 2023. A total of 40,046 aircraft movements were operated, an increase of 2.4% compared to the same month last year, and 9,553 tons of cargo were transported, up 15% compared to the same month last year.
ANB’s group of six airports closed September with 1,288,358 passengers (+8.4%). Recife Airport reached 778,602 passengers (+6.6%). It operated 13,025 flights (+7.5%), of which Recife handled 7,616 (+5.6%). And 4,928 tons of cargo were moved (+5%), of which 4,055 tons were handled by the Recife airport (+6%).
BOAB’s group of eleven airports recorded 2,328,678 passengers in September (+2.3% over the same month of 2023). Among them, Congonhas Airport stands out with 1,953,488 passengers (+2%). A total of 27,021 flights were operated (+0.1%), of which 19,245 (-1.5%) were reached at the São Paulo capital’s airport. And 4,626 tons of cargo were transported (+28%). Congonhas Airport handled 3,706 tons, 28.6% more than in the same month of the previous year.
Between January and September 2024, 31,848,678 passengers (+5.4%) passed through Aena’s airports in Brazil; 362,295 aircraft movements were recorded (+6%); and 81,526 tons of cargo were transported, 15.7% more than in the same period of 2023.
LONDON-LUTON AIRPORT
During the month of September, 1,567,627 passengers passed through London-Luton Airport’s facilities, 1.9% more than in the same month of 2023. A total of 12,068 aircraft movements were operated (+2.6%) and 2,507 tons of cargo were transported, 17.2% more than last year.
In the first nine months of 2024, 13,055,848 passengers were registered (+2.6%), 100,966 aircraft movements were handled (+3.1%) and 22,567 tons of cargo were transported (+21.7%).
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