Lorena Supina – Europe Press – Archive

Barcelona, ​​March 12 (Europe Press) –

Josep Tarradillas Barcelona El Prat Airport closed February with 3,651,911 passengers, representing a 16.6% increase compared to the same month in 2023, while the cumulative total since the beginning of 2024 rises to 7,159,589 passengers, 15.3% more than between January and February 2023.

Of the total number of passengers registered in February, 3,644,114 were commercial passengers, an increase of 16.6%, of whom 2,657,227 traveled on international flights, an increase of 19.8% over the same month in 2023, and 986,887 passengers on domestic flights, an increase of 8.6%. , Aina reports in a statement on Tuesday.

Since the beginning of the year, a total of 7,143,537 people have traveled on commercial flights, 15.2% more than between January and February 2023, including 5,182,682 people on international flights, an increase of 17.8%, and 1,960,855 on domestic flights, 8.9% more.

During the month of February, 23,587 operations were managed, an increase of 13.6% over 2023, bringing the cumulative total in the first two months of the year to 47,201 trips, an increase of 13.2%.

Last month, 14,704 tons of cargo were transported, a figure 22.5% higher than in February 2023, and 28,347 tons were recorded in the first two months of 2024, an increase of 25.3% compared to the “accumulated from 2023”.