Ibiza airport: 8.8 million passengers, October flights fall

Ibiza airport records 8.8 million passengers from January to October, up 2.9 per cent on the same period last year. Yet aircraft movements fall in October, airport operator Aena reports on Thursday, 12 November.

In October, 855,172 passengers use the airport, 2.6 per cent more than a year earlier. Most travel on commercial flights: 853,660 passengers. Of those, 312,670 fly between Ibiza and destinations elsewhere in Spain, while 540,990 use international connections.

The UK is Ibiza’s largest overseas market, with 193,720 passengers, followed by Italy with 88,519. The airport handles 7,713 aircraft movements in October, down 1.7 per cent. Across January to October, however, movements rise 2.5 per cent to 81,256.

Topics: Air travel

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com