The Tenerife South airport led the fall in passengers in the Canary Islands in February, losing 91.2% compared to the same month of the previous year to 81,182, according to figures released this Friday by Aena.
Behind, they were placed the one of Lanzarote, with a 90 percent less and 54,278 passengers; Fuerteventura (-84.2%, 73,957); Gran Canaria (-83.7%, 183,157); Tenerife North (-66.4%, 147,471); La Palma (-65.7%, 40,370); El Hierro (-42.7%, 11,006) and La Gomera (-27.7%, 3,506).
In February, the airports of the Aena network in Spain closed the month with 2,229,568 passengers, which is 86.8% less compared to the same month last year, registering 59,579 aircraft movements, 62.4% less , and 69,666 tons of merchandise, 16.7% less.
Of the total number of travelers registered in February, 2,210,617 corresponded to commercial passengers, of which 856,799 traveled on international flights, 92.1% less than in February 2020, and 1,353,818 did so on domestic flights, a 77.2% less.
The Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport registered the highest number of passengers in the second month of the year with 752,969, which represents a decrease of 82.9% compared to February 2020.
Behind, they are followed by Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat, with 286,650 (-91.3%); Gran Canaria, with 183,157, (-83.7%); Tenerife North-Ciudad de la Laguna, with 147,471 (-66.4%); Palma de Mallorca, with 141,657 (-84.6%), Malaga Costa del Sol, with 105,172 (-90.7%), and Tenerife South, with 81,182 (-91.2%).
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