SPAIN. Airports group Aena posted half-year financial results, with commercial revenue reaching €929.1 million, a rise of +10.4% year-on-year. Total sales from commercial activities climbed by +9.9% compared to the same period last year, with income from fixed and variable rent growing by +15.8%.
Within retail alone, food & beverage (+6.8% year-on-year) and speciality shops (+5.8%) were the best performers by revenue in the key channels, with duty free climbing a modest +0.3%.
The rate of commercial sales growth overall compared favourably with a +4.7% increase in passenger traffic at Spain’s airports to 150.6 million, and a +4.7% rise across the group worldwide (including Aena Brazil and London Luton), to 180.9 million.
Total consolidated revenue for the first half of 2025 increased +9.1% year-on-year to €2,995.9 million. EBITDA reached €1,692.3 million, an increase of +8.8% compared to the same period in 2024, with net profit of €893.8 million up +10.5%.
Elaborating on the future impact of recent tenders on its Minimum Annual Guarantee (MAG) income, Aena said that in speciality retail, 16 awarded tenders for 17 premises would deliver a +25% uplift in MAG this year and +35% next year compared to 2024.
In food & beverage, of nine awarded contracts (13 units), MAG will rise +8% this year and +17% next year compared to 2024 from those outlets.
Among the big F&B tenders of 2025, as announced at the Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference in Barcelona, is for outlets spanning over 20,000sq m of space at Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport terminals 1 and 2. ✈
