Alex Trelinski
IRISH budget carrier Ryanair has clocked up record passenger numbers in Spain in the first half of 2025- despite scrapping 12 regional routes.
Figures from Spain’s airport operator, Aena, showed that Ryanair carried 32.64 million passengers between January and July.
That’s a 6.6% increase on the same period last year and is easily the biggest carrier in Spain in terms of passengers with over two million people added.
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The figures come after Ryanair withdrew from Jerez and Valladolid airports in a row over fees set by Aena.
It also reduced services at Vigo (-61%), Santiago (-28%), Zaragoza (-20%), Asturias (-11%) and Santander (-5%).
Aena says over 181 million passengers used Spanish airports- up 4.7% on 2024, but no other carrier comes close to Ryanair regarding traveller numbers.
For example, it has nearly 10 million more passengers than the next largest company- Spain’s Vueling- with over 23 million, which is a rise of 1.9% over 12 months.
In third place is Iberia, which was used by 10.8 million passengers- down by 0.6%.
The top three in the Aena network are followed by Air Europa which stays at 8.5 million; Iberia Express, with 6.1 million (-7.3% vs 2024); Air Nostrum, with 4.7 million (+6%); and Jet2.com, with 4.6 million (+4.9%),
The list is completed by easyJet UK, with 4.2 million (+7.3%); Eurowings, with 3.6 million (+4.5%), and easyJet Europe, with 3.5 million (+20.6%).
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