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MALAGA-COSTA del Sol Airport had its best ever August in terms of passenger numbers, newly published figures reveal – with Brits eyeing up some summer sunshine spearheading the charge.
The airport handled 2,862,372 passengers in August on 19,286 flights. This represents a 7.9% increase year-on-year compared to the same month last year.
Over 480,000 passengers were on domestic flights, which is a 13.7% rise from last year.
Nearly 1 in 4 international travelers are from the UK.
The total number of Brits who passed through the airport was just over 700,000. This was followed by Germany (213,215), France (168,392), Netherlands (151,961) and Italy (140.884). Belgium (101.696), Poland (86.584) and Morocco (83.4404) were also present.
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The statistics are positive news for Malaga and the surrounding Costa del Sol area, with the region remaining one of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations – despite recent anti-tourism protests.
Total passenger traffic at the airport was over 18 millions in the first 8 months of 2019. This represents an increase of 7.8% in comparison to 2024.
The figures mean Malaga-Costa del Sol is now the fourth busiest airport in Spain, behind Madrid-Barajas (6,243,704 passengers in August), Barcelona El-Prat (5,673,319) and Palma de Mallorca (4,700,495) – all of which have also seen year-on-year growth in the past twelve months.
The growth in passenger traffic at Malaga-Costa del Sol is 7.9%, the highest among Spain’s top ten airports.
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