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More passengers use Palma Airport

By John Smith • Published: 19 Dec 2023 • 11:59

Lufthansa crew at Palma Airport Credit: Cityswift flickr

The top three airports in Spain by number of passengers from January to November 2023, in order of volume were Madrid, Barcelona and Son Sant Joan Palma with 11 million.

When one considers the popularity of holiday destinations such as Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol, the fact that the airport in Palma is welcoming more travellers than Alicante/Elche or Malaga is quite amazing.

Figures just released by Spanish Government backed Turespaña showed that the Balearic Islands received a total of 14.5 million passengers, an increase of 8 per cent over the same period in 2022.

The majority of air travellers to the Balearics chose to book with so called ‘budget’ airlines and the Balearics account for almost 16.5 per cent of all air passengers to and from Spain.

Despite Brexit and the 90 day rule, travellers from the UK are still the most populous as far as Spain is concerned but for Mallorca, it’s the Germans who are way out in front.

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John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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