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2026 airport passenger traffic spikes regionally
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Mid‑2026 data confirm that the upward trend in passenger traffic across Spain and Latin America continued through July. Aena’s first‑half total of 156.24 million passengers rose 3.7 % year‑on‑year, with Madrid‑Barajas handling 6.08 million in June, up 4.5 %. Regional growth was especially pronounced in Andalusia, where airports served more than 20 million travelers between January and June, an 8 % increase; Malaga‑Costa del Sol recorded 13.2 million passengers, up 6.7 %. Sevilla and smaller airports such as Almería, Granada‑Jaén and Córdoba posted double‑digit gains. In Asturias, Santiago del Monte logged its best month ever in June with 215,742 passengers, a 12.4 % rise and a half‑year total of 1.037 million, 8.6 % above 2025. Wizz Air added new routes to London‑Luton, Madrid and Valencia, expanding connectivity. Latin America and the Caribbean also maintained growth, with May traffic up 2.7 % to 38.7 million and Panama leading with a 15.7 % increase. Argentina’s civil aviation authority reported a record 24.57 million passengers in the first half, a 1 % rise driven by open‑sky policies. In Brazil, Natal International Airport recorded 1,387,440 passengers in the first half of 2026, an 18 % jump year‑on‑year, driven by new international services from JetSMART to Buenos Aires and GOL to Montevideo. The combined data underscore Colombia’s Aeronáutica Civil announced 29 million passengers in the same period, a resilient, expanding air‑travel market, driven by strong 5.5 % year‑on‑year gain, with domestic and regional demand while long‑haul traffic reaching 16.4 million (+6.1 %) and international up 4.8 %. Air cargo volumes rose to 505,775 tonnes (+5.6 %). Dominican carrier Arajet surpassed one million passengers in its first semester, accounting for 8.4 % of all travelers moving in or out of the Dominican Republic and serving the United States remains subdued. States, Colombia and Argentina.
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