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Bilbao Airport opens a new VIP lounge

Bilbao Airport opens a new VIP lounge
As of this Wednesday, Bilbao Airport has a new space in its facilities. This is the new VIP lounge set up by Aena, a space of almost four hundred square metres that has been christened Urdaibai. A new and comfortable VIP lounge that responds to the ever-increasing demand for this type of service at La […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport hosts this Saturday the ‘Euskal Spotting Weekend’

Bilbao Airport hosts this Saturday the ‘Euskal Spotting Weekend’
Bilbao Airport will host this Saturday morning the eighth edition of the ‘Euskal Spotting Weekend’, a very special day in which dozens of aeronautical photography enthusiasts will be able to get to know aviation from a much closer point of view. Thus, those photographers who usually stand outside Bilbao Airport to capture images of the […]Leer más

August, another record month for Bilbao Airport

August, another record month for Bilbao Airport
Bilbao Airport continues its particular climb, improving its records and historical records month after month. If last July was the best month in the history of the Biscayan infrastructure, the figures for August consolidate and reinforce the great moment La Paloma is going through. In the eighth month of the year, 668,814 travellers passed through […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport breaks all its records in July

Bilbao Airport breaks all its records in July
It goes on and on for Bilbao Airport, which continues to break its own historical records. After the great figures achieved in June, last July was, according to figures released on Monday by Aena, the best ever for the Biscayan infrastructure. In the seventh month of the year, a total of 685,860 passengers passed through […]Leer más

Iván Grande: “The airport’s capacity must be adapted to the expected passenger flow”

Iván Grande: “The airport’s capacity must be adapted to the expected passenger flow”
‘Bilbao Airport still has room for growth. People’s priorities include flying, going on holiday, and this means that the numbers are very good’, said Iván Grande, director of the Biscayan aerodrome, during an interview granted this Tuesday to the Boulevard programme on Radio Euskadi. An important part of the ‘blame’ for the good performance of […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport adds another historic June with more than 653,000 passengers

Bilbao Airport adds another historic June with more than 653,000 passengers
There is not a month in which Bilbao Airport does not improve its historical figures. An iron health confirmed this Friday with the passenger traffic data for the month of June provided by Aena. In the sixth month of the year, 653,238 passengers passed through La Paloma. A figure that makes it the best June […]Leer más

“We expect to achieve more than seven million passengers this year”

“We expect to achieve more than seven million passengers this year”
Month after month, the statistics provided by Aena only confirm the unstoppable progress of Bilbao Airport. A constant and sustained growth that invites optimism. If a historic milestone was already reached last year, in 2024 it could break the barrier of seven million passengers. This is the opinion of Inés Zalbide, corporate director of Bilbao […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport inaugurates the route with Bari

Bilbao Airport inaugurates the route with Bari
Shortly before six o’clock in the afternoon, the plane that inaugurated the new connection between La Paloma and the Italian city of Bari landed at Bilbao Airport. This new route will be operational until 30 August and will be operated exclusively by Volotea. The airline of small and medium-sized cities announced this route at the […]Leer más

Bilbao Airport, the most punctual airport in Europe in 2024

Bilbao Airport, the most punctual airport in Europe in 2024
Punctuality is one of the circumstances that travellers value most when it comes to flying. For this reason, they are often guided by previous experiences when choosing an airline or airport. In this sense, Bilbao Airport is to be congratulated, as the latest Eurocontrol report has designated it as the most punctual airport in Europe […]Leer más

Accident drill at Bilbao Airport

Accident drill at Bilbao Airport
This Wednesday, Bilbao Airport offered a somewhat different picture than usual. Firefighters, ambulances and various emergency services were to be seen in the vicinity of the La Paloma facilities. Despite the striking deployment, it was only a mock accident drill. A necessary exercise to evaluate the action and coordination procedures established in the airport’s Aeronautical […]Leer más