Overview
- Spain’s Aena network handled 35.1 million passengers in October, up about 4.5% year on year, setting a new October record.
- Barcelona-El Prat had its best October with 5.24 million travelers and is on track to top 58 million for 2025, even as T1 works strain capacity and Aena signals its investment plan remains on course after a proposed fee freeze stalled in Congress.
- Santiago de Compostela’s Lavacolla is the notable laggard, down 11.9% in January–October with 375,465 fewer commercial passengers and fewer flights coupled with lower load factors.
- Vitoria’s Foronda logged its best October ever and reached 257,140 passengers in the first ten months, up 12.5% year on year, with Volotea launching Madrid and Barcelona links on November 6 as Ryanair trims winter seats.
- Córdoba saw a sharp jump to 4,810 passengers in October, up 619% from a year earlier, lifting its year-to-date total to 22,034 and within 400 of its annual record on strong Vueling and Binter traffic.