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British travellers lead record-breaking month at Alicante-Elche Airport

By Euro Weekly News Media • Published: 15 Jun 2015 • 16:27

BUSY: Alicante-Elche Airport dealt with 7,089 flights last month

ALICANTE-ELCHE Airport exceeded one million passengers last month; the first time in history it has topped the million mark during the month of May.
Travellers increased 4.1 per cent compared to May last year, and in the first five months of the year more than 3.6 million passengers have passed through the terminals.
During May domestic traffic increased by 5.9 per cent and international traffic increased by four per cent. Tourists from the UK made up most of the travellers with 449,111, followed by German passengers (72,617) and the Netherlands (63,011).
The airport handled a total of 7,089 flights in May, an increase of 3.1 per cent over the same month of 2014.

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    • David Tomlin

      16 June 2015 • 11:25

      My wife and I will be included in that number but not because Alicante is our first choice. We live near Stanstead and travel to Mojacar 6 -7 times a year, trying to avoid peak holiday periods. We would love to use Almeria airport but we need more flights from Stanstead out of peak season. We are prepared to pick visitors up from Almeria but not other airports. This has resulted in fewer visitors and a loss to the local economy.

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