Some 34.9 million passengers travelled through Aena's, opens new tab Spanish airports in August, 4.7% more than in the same month last year, the airport operator said on Tuesday.
Reuters – Growing passenger numbers highlight Spain's resilience as a tourism hub even as the global airline industry grapples with geopolitical instability, aircraft delivery delays, labour shortages and rising operational costs, which have constrained capacity growth elsewhere.
Passenger numbers in the first eight months of 2026 reached 225.5 million, 4.1% higher than a year ago.
All airports operated by Aena - comprising 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, 17 airports in Brazil, London's Luton and Leeds Bradford - saw a rise of 4.7% to 41.4 million passengers in August.