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Spain Sets New Passenger Highs as Mexico Posts Modest Gains and Cargo Declines

Route growth at mid-sized hubs, backed by fresh investment, is pulling more traffic into regional airports.

Overview

  • Aena reported 299.14 million passengers across its Spanish network from January to November 2025, up 4% year over year, with 22.5 million in November and a cargo tally that rose about 10.5% that month.
  • Barcelona-El Prat handled 4,255,339 passengers in November, its best ever for the month, and surpassed 53 million travelers in the January–November period.
  • Bilbao is on course to top 7 million passengers for the year after a strong November, while Vigo passed the one‑million mark helped by IMSERSO flights, and A Coruña and Córdoba set local records in November.
  • Mexico’s airports moved roughly 157.1–157.2 million passengers in January–October 2025, a 2.5% increase, with domestic travel representing about 80% of tourism movement.
  • Mexican air cargo fell 3.9% to about 1,011,017 tonnes in January–October even as Guadalajara reports growth in passengers and freight with new routes and investments, and Guanajuato’s BJX entered the national top 10 at around 2.7 million travelers.