ENAIRE managed nearly 200,000 flights in April, 8.2 per cent more than in 2023, a record year
ENAIRE, Spain’s air navigation service provider, managed over nearly 200,000 flights (198,151) in April, 8.2 per cent more than in the same month in 2023, a record year.
International flights (113,896) were up by 8.8 per cent, domestic flights (39,986) by 7.8 per cent, and overflights (44,269), which do not land at or depart from a Spanish airport, by 7.0 per cent.
On 4 and 5 May, 7,065 and 6,999 flights were reported, a record figure and similar to summertime
The increase in Spain in April exceeded the European average of 6.9 per cent by 1.3 percentage points.
All ENAIRE control centres registered an increase in the number of flights managed: Barcelona registered 93,766 flights ( 8.9 per cent); Seville, 44,863 ( 8.4- per cent); Madrid, 107,754 ( 7.0 per cent); Canary Islands, 33,013 flights ( 6.2 per cent); and Palma, 30,916 ( 2.5 per cent).