Bilbao Airport has registered 339,841 passengers in the first month of 2023, while San Sebastián has registered a total of 27,736 passengers and that is 18,122 in the case of Vitoria-Gasteiz.
The Basque Country’s airports continue to recover pre-pandemic activity, and in January 2023 have exceeded the data recorded in the same month of 2019, as reported this Monday by Aena, the manager of the airports of the Spanish state. At Bilbao airport in particular, passenger traffic grew 1.7% in January compared to the same period four years ago, while San Sebastián ended the month with global growth of 45% and Vitoria-Gasteiz with an increase of 83.2% .
So, according to the quoted source, the lou airport registered a total of 339,841 passengers in the first month of the year, a growth of 1.7% compared to January 2019.
Landing and take-off movements have exceeded 3,100 operations, representing an 89.9% recovery from the reference date.
In terms of type of traffic, national compared to January 2019 has grown by 9.6% to 228,615 passengers. International travelers recovered by 88.3%, with a total volume of 110,199 passengers.
Concerning the Hondarribia airportIn January, 27,736 passengers used the Gipuzkoan infrastructure. For example, passenger traffic has grown by 45% compared to the same month of 2019.
In terms of operations, 343 landing and take-off movements were recorded in January, representing a recovery of 84.3%.
He Vitoria-Gasteiz airportfor its part, the year started with an 83.2% growth in passenger traffic compared to 2019, accounting for a total of 18,122 passengers.
Freight traffic at the Álava terminal also continues to increase in the air cargo section. In the first month of the year, 5,666 tonnes were reached, 10.1% more than in the same month of 2019. This means that the upward trend of recent years continues after the historic record of 2022.
In terms of operations, 1,003 landing and take-off movements were recorded in January 2023, an increase of 29.3% compared to the January 2019 exercise.
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Source: EITB
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