After the minimum service performed during the strike and its consequences airport congestion, in Spain there were more than five million passengers who experienced delays between January and April this year. Specifically, about 23% of the total nearly 24 million travelers from the country, according to data from AirHelp and compiled by Europa Press.

The first half of the year was marked by strikes by inspectors at various airports in the country or strikes by Air Nostrum or Air Europa staff. At European level, strikes German, French or English They also jeopardized the punctuality of the route with Spain.

On the other hand, so far this year there has been a 10% more distractions compared to 2022, when only three million people will experience flight delays. March was the month in which the most incidents occurred, as two of the five million passengers affected had flights scheduled this month.

Incident on a Spanish flight

Passengers originating from Gran Canaria the most affected, 30% of them left the island too late. They follow the airport Málagawhere nearly half a million people (27.5%) did not fly at their scheduled times, and Tenerife Sur and Alicante airports, with 27% disruption.

In the first months of 2023, the luckiest passengers will be those departing from Asturias airport, as only 11% of them will experience flight delays. The country’s largest airports, Madrid and Barcelona, ​​​​​​caused incidents of 1.5 and 1 million passengers, respectively, doubling the 2022 record.

40 million European passengers experienced delays

Across Europe, more than 40 million passengers experienced delays in the first four months of 2023 (26%), meaning decline significantly compared to the same period last year, when around 20 million passengers (18%) experienced delays.

Among European countries, the great Britain which ranks first among the countries with the most air passenger delays, with six million passengers delayed (28%) in the first four months of 2023. Second, followed by Turkiyewith around 5.5 million passengers delayed (32%), meanwhile German third, with around 4.7 million passengers (30%) departing late.