COVID-19 Impact on EUROCONTROL Member States - Spain

EUROCONTROL Briefing
Airplane with the Spanish flag on the tail

EUROCONTROL has released an updated briefing on the impact of COVID-19 on aviation in Spain.

The briefing (available for download below in English and Spanish) provides key facts and graphics and is one of a series covering the impact of the crisis on countries across Europe.

It includes a specific country-level forecast, which shows that in the (most likely) Scenario 2, 2024 traffic in Spain is expected to achieve 97% of the 2019 level.

More information on the recent forecasts produced by EUROCONTROL can be found here.

The briefing includes also information on airports, the major airlines, market segments and traffic flows, including:

  • Total flights lost since 1 March 2020: 1.5M flights
  • Current flight status: 2,437 daily flights or -54% vs 2019 (7-day average)
  • Traffic forecast: 45% of 2019 in 2021 & 72% in 2022
  • GDP: +5.8% in 2021 & +6.2% in 2022 (vs. previous year)
  • Vaccination: 23.53 per hundred people fully vaccinated
  • Busiest airport: Madrid with 555 average daily flights (-55% vs. 2019)
  • Busiest airline: Ryanair with 378 average daily flights (-57% vs. 2019)

The briefing (available for download below) provides key facts and graphics and is one of a series covering the impact of the crisis on countries across Europe.

“The economy in Spain has been particularly hard hit by the pandemic, with tourism impacted by a fall of around 880,000 flights when compared to 2019. Flights to/from/within Spain are currently 72% down on last year and the number of passengers is 70% down. Although we saw some recovery in the summer, traffic is again falling at present.”

The briefing includes information on airports, the major airlines, market segments and traffic flows, including:

  • Last week Madrid and Barcelona flights were 70% and 72% down on last year;
  • Ryanair/Vueling/Iberia were 71/65/72% down on 2019;
  • Domestic flights less affected (44% down).

Watch our animation on the impact of COVID-19 on flights to and from Spain and download our factsheet below.

Files

COVID-19 Impact on EUROCONTROL Member States - Spain - June 2021
Impacto de COVID-19 en los Estados miembros de EUROCONTROL - España - Junio de 2021
COVID-19 Impact on EUROCONTROL Member States - Spain - October 2020
Impacto de COVID-19 en los Estados miembros de EUROCONTROL - España - Octubre de 2020