As we put our clocks and watches back in the early hours of Sunday morning, so the new flights to and from Malaga Costa del Sol Airport get underway.
AENA, the airport authority, has announced a record number of flights, with more routes than ever before. Malaga is the third busiest airport in Spain after Madrid (Barajas), and Barcelona (El Prat de Llobregat).
Photo courtesy of Solvilla Real Estate
Winter schedule
Malaga will connect to 128 airports in 30 countries with direct flights this winter.
Some 42 airlines have scheduled a total of almost 10 million seats to fly to and from Malaga Airport during the low season which starts on Sunday 27 October.
This will add five new destinations compared to 2023.
Airport operator AENA has indicated that all the signs for the winter are positive and highlights that 42 airlines will connect Malaga Airport with 128 destinations in 113 cities in more than 30 countries.
These airlines are reinforcing their presence by offering 9.7 million seats to fly to and from the Costa del Sol. This figure represents an increase of 8.2%. The volume of flights scheduled by the airlines for this period will also grow by 7.2% to 54,800 landings and take-offs.
Photo courtesy of Malaga Car Hire
The airlines are concentrating most of their efforts on Europe and Spain, although they are still committed to growth outside these areas.
In Europe, the airlines have programmed 10% more capacity, bringing together 7.5 million seats out of the 9.7 million total. In fact, of the 207 total routes that Malaga Airport will have this winter, 172 are links with European airports, according to AENA.
Markets
In terms of markets for movements between Spanish cities, the airlines have increased their offer by 2.1% more flights.
Outside Spanish borders, there are strong increases in air capacity with Germany, with 11.4% more seats and 10.6% more operations; Italy, with 30.8% more seats and 26.7% more movements; and the Netherlands, with 12.6% more seats and 8.3% more operations.
Other countries with more flights and seats include Austria, Belgium, Norway, and Poland.
UK in the lead
The United Kingdom is unbeatable and remains the market most connected to Malaga, accounting for 44 of the 207 total routes and concentrating 1.9 million seats and 10,000 operations, representing an increase of 7.3 and 8.4%, respectively.
There will be direct flights to and from Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London (all airports), Manchester, Newcastle, and Newquay.
Other countries
There are also lots of flights to France and Germany, which is good for The Spanish Fly, as he and his German missus visit Germany often.
Next Easter we are flying to Marseille for a family holiday near Avignon.
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