Overview
- Turespaña reported Monday that Spain welcomed 8.6 million international air passengers in March, up 6.6% year on year, with 22.4 million in the first quarter, up 5.8%.
- Madrid remained the top gateway, accounting for about 24.5% of arrivals with 2,180,437 passengers in March.
- The Canary Islands received 1,605,744 international passengers, a 1.5% increase, and drew the largest share of UK travelers and a leading share of Germans.
- Low‑cost carriers flew about 60% of international passengers in March as their traffic rose 9.7%, while traditional airlines grew 2.4%.
- Europe supplied 85.7% of arrivals with a 7.3% rise, the Americas contributed 9.5% with a 7.6% gain, and Asia fell to 1.7% of the total after a 36.3% drop.