Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport has closed its sixth consecutive month with a historical record of passengers, a milestone that comes after surpassing pre-pandemic figures for the first time last November. During this April, the airport registered 4.6 million users, which represents an increase of 9.5% compared to the same month of 2023, in addition to being above the results of 2019, when there were 4.5 million. Since the beginning of this year, more than 16 million passengers have passed through El Prat, 13% more than between January and April 2023. Similarly, the results obtained during the first four months of 2019, when 15 million were accumulated, are also improved.
Of the total number of travelers registered at Barcelona Airport this April, about 4.6 million users corresponded to commercial passengers, a figure that represents a growth of 9.5%. Of these, 3.4 million passengers traveled on international flights, which is almost 12% more than during the same month of 2023. On the other hand, domestic flights have moved 1.2 million passengers, which represents 3% more than in April last year.
Likewise, of the total passengers accumulated in the first four months of 2024, 16 million users have traveled on commercial flights, 13% more. Of these, the number of international travelers has been 11.7 million passengers, which represents an increase of almost 16% compared to the same period last year. As for domestic travelers, 4.3 million passengers have passed through the airport, 6% more than on the same dates in 2023.
During the month of April, almost 30,000 operations were managed, which also represents a historical monthly record, with an increase of almost 11% compared to the same month of 2023. In 2019, there were almost 29,800 operations at El Prat. In the accumulated total for the four months of this year, the number of movements amounts to more than 104,000 flights, 12% more compared to the same months of 2023.