Traffic at Spain's Aena airports stays above pre-pandemic levels

Passenger traffic at Spain’s Aena airports exceeded pre-pandemic levels for a seventh consecutive month in July, outperforming other European terminals where traffic still lags 2019. The number of passengers travelling through Spanish airports in July rose 10% year-over-year to 29.7m, state-controlled airport operator Aena said in a statement on Monday. In the first seven months of the year, Aena airports handled 159.2m passengers, 21% more than in 2022, and 1.2% more than in 2019. This year’s rebound in leisure travel was led by pandemic-weary travellers from cooler climates visiting Southern Europe despite rising temperatures and soaring hotel and flight prices. International travel reached around 90% of pre-pandemic levels this year, according to the IATA.<br/>