Barcelona El Prat Airport registers its best July ever, with almost 4.3 million passengers

The main Catalan airport broke another of its own records by serving 4,257,534 passengers last month, which is its best July ever and a 5.7% increase on July 2014 data, according to information released on Wednesday by the Spanish Airport Authority (AENA). Looking at the cumulative passenger figures, Barcelona El Prat has hosted 22,321,477 travellers in the first 7 months of the year, a 5% growth on the same period of 2014. In the last few years, the airport has increased its passenger figures significantly while increasing its number of short- and medium-haul routes, as well as its intercontinental destinations. Indeed, the number of intercontinental passengers in July has seen a 19.3% growth compared to the same month of 2014. The number of passengers on intra-European Union flights increased by 9.7% in the same period, and domestic flight passengers grew by 5.1%. The only negative figure was the decrease in the number of travellers on European but non-EU flights, which decreased by 3% due to the drop-off in Russian tourism.

A Vueling aircraft in Barcelona El Prat Airport (by ACN)
A Vueling aircraft in Barcelona El Prat Airport (by ACN) / ACN

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August 12, 2015 10:17 PM

Barcelona (ACN).- The main Catalan airport broke another of its own records by serving 4,257,534 passengers last month, which is its best July ever and a 5.7% increase on July 2014 data, according to information released on Wednesday by the Spanish Airport Authority (AENA). Looking at the cumulative passenger figures, Barcelona El Prat has hosted 22,321,477 travellers in the first 7 months of the year, a 5% growth on the same period of 2014. In the last few years, the airport has increased its passenger figures significantly while increasing its number of short- and medium-haul routes, as well as its intercontinental destinations.


Indeed, the number of intercontinental passengers in July has seen a 19.3% growth compared to the same month of 2014. The number of passengers on intra-European Union flights increased by 9.7% in the same period, and domestic flight passengers grew by 5.1%. The only negative figure was the decrease in the number of travellers on European but non-EU flights, which decreased by 3% due to the drop-off in Russian tourism.

Looking at the number of flight operations, 29,443 aircraft movements took place during the month of July (adding together the number of landings and take-offs). This represents a 0.9% increase on the figure from July 2014. Furthermore, between January and July a total of 166,481 landing and take-off operations took place in Catalonia’s main airport, a 1.3% growth on the same period last year.

Finally, 10,396 tonnes of freight were transported during the month of July, which is a 14.7% growth on the figures from the same month of 2014. Within this category, the goods traffic between Barcelona El Prat and international destinations outside the EU increased by 23.8%. Regarding total freight traffic between January and July, 65,905 tonnes were transported, a 10.9% increase on the same period last year.