Aena expects to exceed 300 million passengers in 2025, one year earlier than expected Back to press releases 7 de marzo de 2024 The airport operator revises its traffic forecasts and updates its financial targets
• Aena brings forward by a decade its “zero emissions” target, which will be achieved in 2030 • The company expects the number of passengers in Spain to be around 294 million in 2024 and expects to close 2026 with around 310 million passengers
• The prospects for the 2024 summer season is looking good with around 7% higher schedule than in 2023
• Aena will handle over one million passengers a day worldwide in 2026
• The EBITDA margin in 2026 will remain at around 59%*
• The 80% pay-out will remain one of the highest in the sector Aena has presented this Thursday the update of its Strategic Plan for the period 2022-2026, in an event led by its Chairman and CEO, Maurici Lucena; the Executive Vice-chairman, Javier Marín; and the two Managing Directors: Elena Mayoral, Airports Managing Director, and María José Cuenda, Commercial and Real Estate Managing Director. The positive evolution of the economy, which is better than estimated, and a faster-than-expected recovery in passenger traffic in 2022 are two of the reasons that have led Aena to update the objectives of the Strategic Plan 2022-2026, which was presented in November 2022. The Chairman, Maurici Lucena, added that “surpassing the targets initially set is not only a consequence of a better economic situation, but also of a successful strategy”. Passenger traffic: more than one million per day worldwide in 2026 In 2023, Aena beat the passenger record of 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, last year, Aena's airports in Spain recorded 283 million passengers, 2.9% more than in 2019. Based on these figures, the airport operator expects to close 2024 with around 294 million passengers. The good prospects for the summer season in 2024, with around 7% higher schedule than in 2023, support this optimism. These figures will be available in more detail in the coming days. It should be noted, however, that in the days leading up to the start of the summer season there are usually some downward adjustments. https://www.aena.es/en/press/aena-expects-to-exceed-300-million-passengers-in-2025-one-year-earlier---than-expected.html&p=1575086693589
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