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Alicante Elche Airport has set a NEW passenger record for February. The airport recorded 1.23 million passengers, up 5.3% from a year earlier.
Aena’s figures showed that nearly a third (369,560) of passengers came from the United Kingdom.
More than 8,000 flights took place, which is a 5.6% rise compared to February 2025.
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In the first two months 2026, a total 2,34 million people used this facility. This is an increase of 5% per year.
In February, international traffic reached 1,07 million passengers, an increase of 7.3%, while domestic passenger numbers fell 7.5%, to 154,530.
The UK market was the largest, followed by the Netherlands with 85,736 passengers, and Poland with 85,736.
Germany came in fifth with 83.872 travellers, while Belgium was in fifth place with 79.941.
Alicante and Elche, along with Madrid, had the highest percentage increase in passenger numbers in February across the Aena network.
Work is taking place during the night throughout March on a new taxiway costing over €16.7 million.
The project will optimise operations by reducing the amount of time that aircraft spend on the ground before and after taking off and landing. It will also create more slots for airlines, which can boost their schedules.
There are plans to renovate the old Civil Aviation Building and take over the terminal to create a facility that is dedicated to travellers who don’t travel within the Schengen Area, such as those travelling to or from the UK.
The work is budgeted to take place between 2027 and 2031 at a cost of €453 million.
The project is designed to handle up to 26,000,000 passengers per annum. In fact, last year’s record was just 20,000,000 travellers.
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