More flights than ever at Malaga airport during the Constitution holiday bridge

At Malaga airport, the activity is at its peak. The start of the Constitution Day long weekend is clearly noticeable, with 1,608 flights scheduled to operate until next Monday. This represents an unprecedented figure and a 7.9% increase compared to the same period last year, according to data provided by Aena. Of these, 1,247 are flights with international connections.

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This Friday, the 5th, is the day with the highest aircraft movement. Airlines have scheduled a total of 447 flights, of which 335 are to or from airports outside the country. This is followed by next Sunday, with 397 operations, 314 of which are international movements. For this Saturday, 368 movements are scheduled, and for the last day of this final long weekend before Christmas, Monday, 396 flights are planned. Aena reminds that last year during the same long weekend, aircraft movement reached 1,490.

Across all Spanish airports, airlines have scheduled a total of 21,955 flights for the December long weekend, from the 5th to the 8th of the last month of the year, compared to 21,258 flights the previous year. Like Malaga, the busiest day will be this Friday, with a total of 5,743 operations planned, followed by Monday with 5,496 flights; Sunday with 5,444 flights; and Saturday with 5,272 operations.

By airports, Madrid will record the highest number of flights in total, with 4,610 planned operations; followed by Barcelona, with 3,659 flights; and Gran Canaria, where 4,759 operations are scheduled. Malaga ranks fourth, followed by Alicante, where 1,224 aircraft movements are expected over these four days, with a peak of 316 on Saturday.