At Bilbao airport, passenger traffic on domestic flights grew by more than 11% in July compared to the same month in 2019; Using the same benchmark, San Sebastián ended July with an overall growth of 31.7%, and Vitoria-Gasteiz posted an increase of 44.5%.
The Basque Country Airports continue to restore pre-pandemic activity, and in fact have vanquish in the month of July the data recorded in the same month of 2019, that is, in the last July before the arrival of covid-19. Specifically, at the airport Bilbaopassenger traffic on flights from the Spanish state increased by more than 11% in July compared to July 2019, while Saint Sebastian ended the month with global growth of 31.7%, also compared to July three years ago, and Vitoria-Gasteiz scores an increase of 44.5% with the same reference, as reported this Friday Aenathe manager of the airports of the Spanish state.
In this way, according to the quoted source, the airport of Bilbao registered a total of 580,572 passengers in July, representing a 96.3% recovery in passenger traffic compared to July 2019. Between January and July, the recovery was 80.3% over the same period of 2019, for a total of 2,712. 766 passengers.
As for the type of traffic, that of the Spanish state grew by 11.4% in July compared to the figures for July 2019, to 364,583 passengers. International passengers recover 78.2% compared to July 2019, with a total volume of 214,985 passengers.
Trade also showed a positive tone in July. Landing and take-off movements were 4,672 representing a 94.8% recovery compared to the same month of 2019.
In Saint Sebastian, the airport closed the month of July with a growth of 31.7% in the number of passengers compared to the same month of 2019, representing a total of 43,370 travelers. The data collected between January and July was 200,372 passengers, 7.5% more than in the same period of 2019.
In terms of operations, 693 landing and take-off movements were recorded in July, representing 3,026 flights in the first seven months of the year. The Gipuzkoan terminal, Aena recalls, now has regular connections to Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Malaga, Gran Canaria, Palma, Menorca and London.
In Álava, the airport of Vitoria-Gasteiz closed the month of July with a 44.5% growth in passenger numbers compared to the same month of 2019, for a total of 25,386 travelers. Between January and July, the balance was 128,967 passengers, 28.9% more than in the same period of 2019.
In terms of operations, in July 1,263 landing and take-off movements were recorded, an increase of 11.7% compared to July 2019, with 7,798 flights, 21.7% more, since January, compared to the same period of 2019.
In the air freight section, freight traffic at Vitoria-Gasteiz airport reached 6,211 tons in July, Aena said. As a result, the transported cargo has increased by 3.2% compared to the same month in 2021, and the cumulative growth until July compared to the same period in 2021 is 2.1% to 42,966 tons.
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Source: EITB
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