As expected, the Barcelona-El Prat Airport has closed in 2023 touching 50 million of passengers. Specifically, it has remained at 90,456 of the round figure. His director, Eva Valenzuelawhich landed in the airport infrastructure in July, already assured in mid-December that it would be achieved surpass the previous yearbut that the pre-pandemic figures.
Specifically, it has increased by 19.9% the number of passengers compared to 2022, as reported this Monday by the manager of Spanish airports, Aena. The recovery of traffic pre-covid levels It started in November and was consolidated the following month, with a 17.2% more of passage, thus managing to sign the best December ever from El Prat.
23% more international
As for the global 202349,815,542 corresponded to commercial passengers and, of them, 36,183,023 traveled on international flights, which represents a 23% more than during 2022. On flights national There were 13,632,519 passengers, which represents a 12.4% more than last year, according to the same sources.
Regarding the movementsin 2023 El Prat rose to 318,957 flights, a 12.5% more compared to 2022. Regarding cargo, 13,810 tons of merchandise were transported in December, a figure that is 13% more than in December 2022, reaching 156,485 tons in 2023, 0.6% more regarding 2022.
Three days before the commission
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Data is made public a few days that the technical commission that must draw the future of the Barcelona aerodrome. This Thursday The technical body is established that, with the dozens of proposals that have rained on how to “modernize” the infrastructure, should opt for a modelin which there is consensus that the takeoff of the intercontinental routes from the Catalan capital.
He president and CEO of Aena, Maurici Lucena, highlighted that “these figures in air transport are fundamental for the economic and social development of Spain. We should all congratulate ourselves on them. Also the airlines who, like Aena, suffered the harsh consequences of the pandemic, and now they are already transporting more passengers than ever.”