A report by the European International Airports Council shows that Madrid-Barajas suffered the biggest fall in passenger numbers among airports of a comparable size (over 25 million visits a year) during August, a drop of 11.7% compared with the same month last year.
Public transport passenger numbers continue to decline
The Vélez-Málaga public transport system continues to lose passengers at an alarming rate, despite the cessation of the tram on June 4th and the fact that June through August are usually peak months for the use of public transport.
Vélez-Málaga tram passenger numbers continue in decline
The number of passengers using the Vélez-Málaga tram system, the first in Andalucia, continues to decline, a phenomenon which began after the first year of operation in 2007.
Increase in passenger numbers at Málaga airport
According to the director of AENA, Juan Ignacio Lema, overall passenger figures for Málaga airport already show an increase over 2009 and this gives grounds for optimism for the rest of the year.
Málaga airport passenger numbers down in August
Although still suffering a decline in passenger numbers during the peak August period, Málaga airport fared better than most according to the latest figures released by the airport authority AENA.
Decline in domestic passenger numbers
Transportation figures for June 2009 show a general decline in passenger numbers when compared to the same month last year.
5% less passengers for Málaga airport
Málaga airport passenger figures were down by 5% in the first 11 months of 2008 when compared to 2007. In total, 12.1 million passengers used Malaga Airport during the eleven month period on 112,916 flights. Much of the reduction in the number of air passengers has been put down to travelers preferring to use the AVE high speed train service …