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Malaga airport’s second runway will be open in June, but will only be used when the first one gets overloaded

The certification of the second runway at Malaga airport means the end of one of the big infrastructural investments in the province and opens the door to double the passengers. Last year, it registered almost 13 million travellers, and from now onwards it’s prepared to receive 70 airplanes per hour, almost double than now. “Malaga airport’s second runway will be open in June, but will only be used on demand, when necessary”, said the actual Malaga airport’s manager. Continue reading

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Four out of ten Malaga airport passengers in October are British

On the same day that the World Travel Market (WTM) in London closed its gates, Malaga-Costa del Sol airport revealed the monthly statistics of its visiting passengers, in which it clearly shows the importance of British tourism in Malaga. Almost four out of ten passengers that passed through Malaga’s terminal last month, over 1.2 million, were from the UK, more than 36% to be precise. Continue reading

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Malaga Airport has recovered statistics from 2008

The Malaga – Costa del Sol airport recovers the rhythm of 2008, before the economic crisis hit the tourism sector. It’s the first time, since then, that this terminal surpasses 10 million passengers in the first nine months of the year. Yet statistics show that, currently, there is an upward tendency and in 2008 it registered a negative sign of almost four points. The economic recession has already marked a downward curve so far this year. These figures were presented yesterday by AENA (Airports and Air Navigation Network), who informed that over 1.3 million passengers passed through the airport last September, and registered a 5.3% increase in tourists and a 0.6% increase of flights. Continue reading

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Malaga and the Costa del Sol leading the search for flights this summer

Germany and Great Britain occupy the first and second position among the countries that conducted more searches for travel to Malaga and Costa del Sol this summer.

The study, which is based on the comparison of web searches of Kayak in Germany, UK, Spain, France and Italy between June and July 2011, reveals that Germany with 37.7% and the UK with 22.7 % hold the leadership with the highest number of tourists from these countries. Continue reading

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New Ryanair route at Malaga airport

Since Sunday is available at Malaga airport a new route Ryanair connecting the capital of the Costa del Sol with the Swedish city of Malmo, with a frequency of one flight per week. Continue reading

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More than 285,000 travelers pass through Malaga airport during this weekend

A total of 287,101 passengers are expected to pass through Malaga airport in 1.735 flights scheduled from today until next Monday, July 4, the official start of the holiday season on the Costa del Sol. The busiest day is expected … Continue reading

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Ryanair as a major factor for the growth of Malaga airport

So far this year, Malaga airport is experiencing very positive growth regarding the transport of passengers opting to travel to this popular destination on the Costa del Sol. Partly responsible for this growth, apart from an economy that is beginning to recover, is the Irish company Ryanair. Continue reading

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Malaga airport increased by 10 percent in passenger volume

During the month of May, Malaga airport Costa del Sol has increased its passenger volume by nearly 10% compared to the same period of 2010. This translates into more than 1,240,000 passengers, most of whom have traveled on commercial flights. Continue reading

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Historical record in passenger numbers at Malaga Airport

Malaga airport has recorded in April the highest number of passengers in the past decade for the same month, when high season has not begun the yet. Continue reading

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Works on the southern access to Malaga airport are running at 75%

Work on the southern access to Malaga airport already exceeds 75% of execution. This key work is part of the development of the airport, which already has a 30 million passengers capacity per year due to the new terminal, which … Continue reading

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