New all-time high at Lanzarote airport, 30% more passengers in June than a decade ago

The Canary Islands airports together added 4 million passengers, 10.7% more than last year

July 15 2024 (10:27 WEST)
Passengers in the check-in lines at Lanzarote airport. Photo by José Luis Carrasco
Passengers in the check-in lines at Lanzarote airport. Photo by José Luis Carrasco

The year 2024 is shattering all records for tourist influx to Lanzarote. Since January, and month by month, the César Manrique airport has been setting historical highs. It has also done so in June when 688,846 travelers were reached, according to Aena. 

Tourist arrivals at Lanzarote airport have increased by 4.6% compared to June last year when there were 656,954 travelers. 

Compared to a decade ago, the growth is 30.7%. In 2014, the airport recorded 477,225 arrivals in the month of June. 

The Canary Islands airports together slightly exceeded 4 million passengers in June, 10.7% more than were recorded in the same month last year. 

The Gran Canaria Airport recorded the highest number of passengers in June, with 1,105,199, which represents 11.8% more than in June last year. It is followed by the Tenerife South Airport, with 984,673 passengers, which represents an increase of 12.9%.

After César Manrique, the Tenerife North airport was located with 578,904 (+12%); Fuerteventura, with 490,515 (+9.5%); La Palma, with 118,268 and the highest percentage growth, with an increase of 16.8%; El Hierro, with 26,500 (+15%) and La Gomera, with 9,953 (+15.9%).

 

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