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Second runway?
THIS summer, from June to September, Alicante Airport will operate 14,700 flights with 3.5 million seats, which represents a growth of more than 10 per cent compared to the data for summer 2022.
The United Kingdom is the main connection point, which consumes almost 34 per cent of the air operation in this period, with 1.2 million seats and a growth of almost 7 per cent.
Especially relevant is the recovery of the German market, which this summer will double the number of flights and seats compared to last summer, which is a very interesting indicator for the po
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sitioning of the Costa Blanca in Germany.
The Hotel and Business Association of the Valencian Community (HOSBEC) said: “Alicante airport lives mainly from international traffic, which represents 85 per cent of its total traffic and is breaking absolute records of operations and passengers every month.
“The planning of new infrastructures for the Alicante Elche Miguel Hernandez airport is essential for the programming of growth and the planning of the necessary infrastructures must be brought forward. What will the second runway be like?”
“Don’t Bite the Hand that Feeds You”
Meaning don’t treat badly the person who is helping you or has helped you. This was originally used about 600 BC by the Greek poet Sappho, this metaphor of a dog biting its master was first recorded in English in 1711.
AENA airports have recorded more than 25.4 million passengers in May which is up by 14.4 per cent from last year of which AlicanteElche Airport welcomed 1,500,278 passengers.
This figure is 3.4 per cent higher than in 2019.
At airports throughout the network, 215,257 aircraft movements were recorded and 87,583 tonnes of cargo were transported.
In the first five months of the year, Aena handled almost 103 million passengers, 27.7 per cent more than in 2022 and 2.3 per cent more than in 2019.
May is the fifth consecutive month in which they have surpassed the figures of four years ago.
Of the total travellers recorded in May, 25,417,978 were commercial passengers. Of these, 17,335,127 passengers travelled on international flights, up 14.9 per cent from May 2022. Meanwhile, 8,082,851 passengers travelled on domestic flights, 13.5
