The ENAIRE Palma Control Centre started the year with 12% growth in international flights
Total managed air traffic rose by 7.7%, with domestic flights up 5.2%
ENAIRE, the air navigation manager in Spain, began the year with strong growth in the number of flights managed by the Palma Control Centre. Total air traffic in January came to 9,498 flights, 7.7% more than January 2016. There were 3,352 international flights (+12%) and 6,095 domestic ones (+5.2%).
The number of overflights (between non-Spanish airports that cross our airspace) also rose, up 45.7%.
The Palma Control Centre covers the five Balearic Islands and the neighbouring maritime area.
Total flights managed by ENAIRE
ENAIRE managed a total of 125,721 flights in January 2017, 8% more than the same month last year. International traffic posted its highest-ever growth: 70,468 flights, up 10.8%. There was also a record number of overflights (27,884; +6.5%).
It was the busiest January since 2008 (139,562 flights). Last month was the 40th month in a row of uninterrupted growth.
Growth in Spain was much higher than the European average (+2.7%).
Traffic was up across all ENAIRE control centres: Canaries (+9 %, 28,216 flights), Madrid (+7.8%, 77,549 flights), Palma (+7.7%, 9,498 flights), Barcelona (+7.5%, 49,141 flights) and Seville (+5.5%, 25,442).
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