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. Spain’s airports handled 11.08 million passengers in January, down -17% year-on-year, Spanish airports authority AENA has reported.

Of the total, 6.26 million travelled on international flights, down by -11.9%, while 4.67 million used domestic routes, down -23.2% in comparison with January 2008.

There were dramatic falls in passenger volumes at the country’s major airports. Madrid Barajas Airport handled 3,138,113 passengers, down -18.5%. Barcelona El Prat Airport handled 1,625,429 passengers, down -21.7%.

The tourist-dominated airports of Gran Canaria and Palma de Mallorca were used by 850,280 and 730,864 passengers, down -6.1% and -8.3%, respectively.

Just four airports in AENA’s 48-strong network posted growth in the month. All of the top 20 airports posted declines, many in double digits.

The number of flights handled by Spanish airports declined by -18.1% to 150,281, of which commercial flights were 131,850, down -16.6%. Domestic flights totalled 73,128, down -16.6%, and international flight numbers dropped by -16.5% to 58,722
(Source: ©The
Moodie Report
By Dermot Davitt)

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J have a friend in Benalmadena at the minute and he said he could not believe how quickly he got through Malaga airport. He also commented on the lack of flights coming into Malaga.

Apparently, Benalmadena, normally a bustling resort all year round is like a ghost town. When you look at those figures you can see why.