The Barcelona-El Prat airport exceeded three million passengers last February, according to the latest figures provided by AENA published by the Barcelona City Council. With a total of 3,034,097 passengers, it is the first time that the airport of the Catalan capital has been above three million passengers in a month of February.
Last January, this airport also managed to exceed three million passengers for the first time in the first month of the year.
The following two graphs show the evolution of the number of passengers at Barcelona-El Prat airport during the months of February and January of the last 20 years.
The annual figures for Barcelona-El Prat airport also show a clear upward trend. In 2017, the number of passengers stood above 47.2 million, just over 3 million more than the previous year.
Two decades ago, in 1999, Barcelona-El Prat airport accumulated 1.74 million passengers. In 2001, it surpassed 20 million for the first time, and reached 30 million in 2006. After a setback in 2008 and 2009, the main Catalan airport recovered its growth path and stood above 44 million in 2016.
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