Barcelona airport sees record 42 million passengers in first nine months of the year

Barcelona airport has closed the first nine months of the year with 41,949,945 passengers, 11.5% more than between January and September 2023 - a new historical record for this period.

During the month of September, the airport registered 5,061,870 passengers, an increase of 10.3% in relation to the same month in 2023. 

Of these, 3,785,127 traveled on international flights, which is 12.3% more than during the same month in 2023. There were 1,267,449 passengers coming to Barcelona on internal flights, which represents a 4.5% more than in September last year.

Since the beginning of the year, a total number of 41,878,007 passengers have traveled on commercial flights to or from the Catalan capital's airport, which represents 11.5% more than the first three quarters of last year.

Of these, the number of international travelers has been 31,072,358, which represents an increase of 14% compared to the same period last year. As for domestic passengers, in the first nine months of 2024 10,805,649 have passed through the airport, 4.8% more than in the same dates of 2023.

September also saw 31,683 flight operations land and depart from Barcelona airport, an increase of 11.3% compared to the same month in 2023. For the year to date, there have been 263,555 operations in the facility, 10.4% more than the same months of 2023.

Regarding cargo, 14,714 tons of goods were transported last month, 9% more than in September 2023. Between January and September, 134,769 tons were registered, 17.8% more than last year.