After having registered percentage increases of two digits in tourist arrivals in February and March compared to last year, growth is finally stabilizing at Lanzarote airport below 5% in the last quarter.
The lowest increase occurred in July, when César Manrique airport registered 744,894 travelers, which is equivalent to a growth of 1.3% compared to July last year.
For its part, the Canary Islands airports as a whole registered 4.36 million travelers, which is equivalent to 6.7% more than those who arrived in July last year.
Among them, two million travelers flew on national routes, 5.8% more than in July last year, and 2.3 million on international routes, 7.4% more.
El Hierro and La Gomera received fewer passengers than last year
Gran Canaria Airport registered the highest number of passengers in July, with 1.2 million tourists, which represents 6% more than in July last year.
It is followed by Tenerife South Airport, with just over one million passengers and an increase of 13.8% compared to 2023. The airport in the north of Tenerife, meanwhile, registered more than 600,000 passengers, 6% more.
Nearly 550,000 travelers arrived at Fuerteventura airport, 5.1% more than during July last year. A very similar percentage growth to that of La Palma (+5%), with arrivals to the beautiful island exceeding 130,000 travelers.
El Hierro and La Gomera received fewer passengers in July than last year. 29,000 people landed on the meridian island, 6.4% less than last year, while in La Gomera the fall was minimal, 0.4% to 11,700 tourists.
So far this year, the Canary Islands airports have exceeded 30 million travelers, 9.5% more than in the same period of 2023.
