Costa Blanca South • Issue No. 2037 • 18 - 24 July 2024
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Alicante Airport soaring high THE Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport has set a new record, closing June with 1,772,559 passengers, the highest number ever achieved in a single month. This surpasses the previous record set in May by 1.32 per cent and marks a 17.7 per cent increase compared to June 2023. International travellers make up the majority, with 1,532,755 passengers, reflecting a 16.8 per cent increase. National traffic also saw a significant rise, with 237,528 passengers, a 24 per cent increase from the previous year. Among international travellers, the United Kingdom contributed the most with 612,123 passengers, followed by the Netherlands (103,953), Germany (103,131), Belgium (85,689), and France
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Setting new records.
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year, the airport managed a total of 8,341,151 passengers, 17.9 per cent more than the same period in 2023. The total number of flights operated between January and June was 52,801, a 15.2 per cent increase compared to the previous year.
(81,876). In terms of flights, the airport handled 10,953 movements in June, the highest ever for the month, and a 15.9 per cent increase from June 2023. For the first half of the
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