Overview
- Airlines have filed 21,955 flights for December 5–8 nationwide, up from 21,258 during the same bridge last year, according to Aena.
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid‑Barajas leads with 4,610 scheduled operations, a 5.13% year‑on‑year increase, with Friday set as its busiest day at 1,219 movements.
- Josep Tarradellas Barcelona‑El Prat is second with 3,659 flights and a Friday peak of 968, while Málaga‑Costa del Sol and Alicante‑Elche Miguel Hernández are slated for 1,608 and 1,224 respectively.
- Friday is projected to be the busiest day nationwide with 5,743 operations, followed by Monday (5,496), Sunday (5,444) and Saturday (5,272).
- Across the Canary Islands network, 5,689 flights are planned (down 0.14% year on year), with Saturday peaking at 1,629 movements; Gran Canaria is the busiest Canarian airport with 1,759 operations and a Saturday high of 518, and Tenerife Norte rises by 58 flights while Tenerife Sur falls by 59 versus 2024.