- Aena Group recorded 40,901,221 passengers in July 2026, up 4.9 pc
- Spanish airports handled 34.4m passengers, up 5 pc
- Madrid-Barajas led with 6.47m passengers
- Alicante and Valencia each grew 11.1 pc
- Cumulative January-July traffic reached 230.9m passengers, up 4 pc
The Aena Group, including Spanish, Brazilian and UK airports, handled 40,901,221 passengers in July 2026, a 4.9 pc increase on July 2025. Aircraft movements rose 5.4 pc to 341,080 while freight fell 5.4 pc to 123,510 tonnes. Spanish airports contributed the bulk of the traffic, handling 34.4m passengers, up 5 pc.
The wider Aena Group network comprises 46 airports and two heliports in Spain, London Luton Airport, Leeds Bradford Airport and 17 airports in Brazil. Spanish airports recorded 34,406,581 passengers in July, with Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport leading at 6,466,823 passengers, representing 4.8 pc growth. Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat followed with 5,871,137 passengers (+6 pc), Palma de Mallorca with 4,696,690 (+2.2 pc), Málaga-Costa del Sol with 3,046,818 (+6.3 pc), Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández with 2,341,007 (+11.1 pc), and Valencia with 1,258,225 (+11.1 pc).
The 17 airports of Aena Brasil reached 4,108,327 passengers in July, up 2.6 pc, with Congonhas Airport handling 2,178,610 passengers (+2.5 pc). London Luton Airport recorded 1,854,378 passengers, up 8.9 pc, while Leeds Bradford recorded 531,935 passengers, up 2.9 pc. In cumulative terms for January to July 2026, Aena Group airports recorded 230,865,989 passengers, up 4 pc. Spanish airports handled 190,652,815 passengers between January and July, representing 4 pc growth.
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