Overview

• Aena’s network logged 32.7 million passengers and 268,034 aircraft movements in July, marking the busiest month in its history.
• Valencia-Manises handled 1,132,402 passengers in July—its highest monthly total—and carried 6.74 million travellers year-to-date, exceeding its official 10.5 million annual capacity limit.
• Alicante-Elche served 2.11 million passengers in July, the first month it surpassed two million, prompting regional calls for a new runway and terminal upgrades.
• Santiago–Lavacolla saw traffic fall 12.4 percent in July and 13.3 percent year-to-date after Ryanair cut roughly 365,000 summer seats, blaming elevated Aena charges and warning of further reductions.
• Aena’s current DORA investment framework secures funding for Barcelona-El Prat’s expansion, while projects for Valencia and Alicante await the next regulatory cycle, intensifying regional disputes over priorities.